Four Compositions (Quartet) 1983
by Anthony Braxton
- Type: Album
- Released: 1983
- Label: Black Saint
- Country: United States
- Length: 41:26
- Community rating: 4.06/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Leading an exceptional quartet featuring Marilyn Crispell, John Lindberg, and Gerry Hemingway, the brilliant avant-garde composer delivers an essential masterclass in structured improvisation. 'Four Compositions' highlights Braxton's unique, diagrammatic approach to jazz composition, blending dizzying, complex ensemble passages with profound, introspective solos. It is widely considered one of the definitive achievements of his mid-career.
Genres
Descriptors: improvisation, improvised, avant-garde, experimental, complex, instrumental
Tracklist
- Composition No. 105 A (20:02)
- Composition No. 69 M (7:14)
- Composition No. 69 O (8:43)
- Composition No. 69 Q (5:23)
Credits
- Anthony Braxton - primary artist, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
- John Lindberg - bass
- Gerry Hemingway - percussion
- George Lewis - trombone