Donna Lee (album)

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Donna Lee
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Studio album by
Released1972
RecordedFebruary 18, 1972
Genre Jazz
Length43:11
Label America
Producer Pierre Berjot
Bruno Guermonprez and Daniel Richard (Reissue)
Anthony Braxton chronology
Together Alone
(1971)
Donna Lee
(1972)
Saxophone Improvisations Series F
(1972)

Donna Lee is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1972 and originally released on the French America label. [1] [2]

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Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars. [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

  1. "Donna Lee" (Miles Davis) - 9:14
  2. "H-204 3=HF G Composition No - 23L" - 12:03
  3. "You Go to My Head Part 1" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:21
  4. "You Go to My Head Part 2" (Coots, Gillespie) - 10:18
  5. "60666 C -66M Composition 23K" - 5:15

Personnel

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References

  1. Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 13, 2011
  2. Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology accessed November 7, 2016
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 13, 2011
  4. 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.