10 Compositions (Duet) 1995

10 Compositions (Duet) 1995
Live album by Anthony Braxton and Joe Fonda
Released	1996
Recorded	August 11, 1995
Venue	Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Genre	Jazz
Length	72:41
Label	Konnex KCD 5071
Producer	Anthony Braxton, Joe Fonda
Anthony Braxton chronology
11 Compositions (Duo) 1995 (1995) 10 Compositions (Duet) 1995 (1996) Four Compositions (Quartet) 1995 (1995)

10 Compositions (Duet) 1995, also released as Duets (1995), is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton with bassist Joe Fonda, recorded at Wesleyan University in 1995 and originally released on the Konnex label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic review by Chris Kelsey stated:

This is Anthony Braxton doing what he does best -- playing and improvising on his own idiosyncratic small-group compositions, this time in duet with bassist Joe Fonda. The two also have a go at a pair of standards, which come off as well as one might expect -- you either love or hate the way Braxton interprets traditional material -- but they are heard to best advantage on the several originals written by each. ... This album is a small, rough-cut gem from the mine of available Braxton recordings. ^[3]

On All About Jazz Troy Collins said:

On this meeting Braxton and Fonda share ample space. Each comments on the tunes in tandem without dominating the roiling, circuitous interplay. A brilliant program addressing all aspects of the jazz tradition, Duets 1995 is a solid representation of Braxton's all-encompassing aesthetic and a wonderful introduction to an enigmatic and often misunderstood genius. ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

1. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 9:50
2. "Rentlessness" (Joe Fonda) – 10:29
3. "Out of the Cage" (Fonda) – 5:05
4. "Something from the Past" (Fonda) – 5:30
5. "Composition No. 168 + (147 + 63)" – 10:24
6. "Composition No. 136" – 10:07
7. "Composition No. 173" – 11:17
8. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 10:08

Personnel

• Anthony Braxton – alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, flute, clarinet, contrabass clarinet
• Joe Fonda – bass

References

1. Anthony Braxton discography Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 13, 2017
2. Joe Fonda discography Archived 2017-04-29 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 13, 2017
3. Kelsey, Chris. 10 Compositions (Duet) 1995 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 163. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
5. Collins, T. All About Jazz Review, accessed June 13, 2017