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Six Compositions(Quartet)1984

Six Compositions(Quartet)1984
Anthony Braxton

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Track Listing

  1. Composition No. 40b
  2. Composition No. 69n
  3. Composition No. 34
  4. Composition No. 40a
  5. Composition No. 40g
  6. Composition No. 52

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #527651 in Music
  • Released on: 1993-09-07
  • Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

confusing4
I just wanted to bring attention to the fact that the previous review seems to be referring to the other 'six compositions' collection and that this CD appears to be the one that features Marilyn Crispell on piano, John Lindberg on bass and
Gerry Hemingway on drums.

Very Intellectual4
"Composition No. 40B" is a great piece with a furious alto sax solo - it wouldn't sound out of place on Dave Holland's "Conference of the Birds". "Composition 40A" is a little more abstract and sounds nothing like "40B"; I wish I understood Braxton's numbering system so I could understand the relations of one work to the next. The rest of the recording finds Braxton working his way through an arsenal of woodwinds accompanied by Anthony Davis on piano, Mark Helias on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums. The songs (composed between 1974 and 1976) are quirky and abstract - but not too much so; this recording is a good introduction to Braxton's music.