Duets (Roscoe Mitchell and Anthony Braxton album)

Duets
Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell and Anthony Braxton
Released	1978
Recorded	December 13, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:53
Label	Sackville
Producer	John Norris
Anthony Braxton chronology
The Montreux/Berlin Concerts (1975-76) Duets (1978) Quintet (Basel) 1977 (1977)
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
Nonaah (1977) Duets (1978) L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples (1978)

Duets is an album by American jazz saxophonists Roscoe Mitchell and Anthony Braxton recorded in 1976 and released on the Sackville label. ^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4 stars stating "this is a fine meeting between two of the most forward-looking thinkers and players in the music". ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

1. "Five Twenty One Equals Eight" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 4:52
2. "Line Fine Lyon Seven" (Mitchell) - 1:15
3. "Seven Behind Nine Ninety-Seven Sixteen or Seven" (Mitchell) - 2:37
4. "Cards-Three and Open" (Mitchell) - 10:52
5. "Composition 40Q" (Anthony Braxton) - 6:46
6. "Composition 74B" (Braxton) - 6:35
7. "Composition 74A" (Braxton) - 7:56

• Recorded at Thunder Sound in Toronto, Canada on December 13, 1977

Personnel

• Roscoe Mitchell, Anthony Braxton - reeds

References

1. Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 15, 2011
2. Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2011
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.