Anthony Braxton (album)

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Anthony Braxton
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Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedSeptember 10, 1969
StudioSaravah, Paris, France
Genre Jazz
Length43:31
Label BYG Actuel
Anthony Braxton chronology
Silence
(1969)
Anthony Braxton
(1969)
This Time...
(1970)

Anthony Braxton (also referred to as B-Xo/N-0-1-47a or Composition 6g) is an album by Anthony Braxton, released in 1969 on the BYG Actuel label. [1] [2] [3] It features performances by Braxton, violinist Leroy Jenkins, trumpeter Leo Smith and percussionist Steve McCall.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The music performed... is very freely improvised, includes 'little instruments' for their variety in sound, and contrasts high-energy playing with space... and is far from accessible but is generally worth the struggle". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

  1. "The Light on the Dalta" (Leo Smith) - 10:02
  2. "Simple Like" (Leroy Jenkins) - 9:23
  3. "B-Xo/N-O-1-47a" - 19:36*

*This track is graphically titled. This is an attempt to translate the title to text.

  • Recorded at Saravah Studios, Paris, France, on September 10, 1969

Personnel

References

  1. Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 16, 2011
  2. Anthony Braxton Catalog accessed November 3, 2016
  3. Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed November 3, 2016
  4. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed 6 July 2009
  5. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 159. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.