The Complete Braxton 1971

by Anthony Braxton

The Complete Braxton 1971 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Freedom
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:20:03
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Though recorded during an incredibly prolific period in 1971, this monumental double LP finally saw release two years later, highlighting the saxophonist's deeply intellectual, schematic approach to avant-garde jazz. Backed by a stellar quartet including Chick Corea and Kenny Wheeler, the complex compositions frequently blur the lines between strictly composed modern creative music and chaotic free improvisation. It stands as a pivotal document cementing Braxton's status as a revolutionary architectural composer.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, experimental, improvisation, conceptual, long-form

Tracklist

  1. N 508-10 (4G) (4:36)
  2. J-572 (431) (16:19)
  3. 67M F-12 (5:21)
  4. ZM-F-K (14:46)
  5. R76-4 (9:54)
  6. 3-24 (Tuba Realization)
  7. JNK 4 Degrees
  8. 4-16 CJF (6:18)

Credits

  • Anthony Braxton - primary artist, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, saxophone [four soprano parts overdubbed], contrabass clarinet [contrebasse], Sopranino Saxophone, Sopranino Saxophone [Four Sopranino Saxophone Parts Overdubbed], Contrabass Clarinet
  • Chick Corea - piano
  • Dave Holland - bass, cello
  • Barry Altschul - percussion, bells
  • Kenny Wheeler - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • The London Tuba Ensemble - ensemble
  • Paul Lawrence - tuba [c]
  • Geoffrey Adams - tuba [e flat]
  • James Anderson - Tuba [E Flat]
  • John Fletcher - Tuba [E Flat]
  • Michael Barnes - Tuba [E Flat]

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