Five Pieces 1975

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Five Pieces 1975
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Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedJuly 1–2, 1975
StudioGeneration Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length40:24
Label Arista AB 4064
Producer Michael Cuscuna
Anthony Braxton chronology
New York, Fall 1974
(1974)
Five Pieces 1975
(1975)
Creative Orchestra Music 1976
(1976)

Five Pieces 1975 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1975 and released on the Arista label. [1] [2] The album was subsequently included on The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton released by Mosaic Records in 2008.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The tightness of his very alert and versatile group and the strength of the compositions make this one of Anthony Braxton's most rewarding records of the mid-1970s". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

  1. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 7:09

  2. Composition No. 23H.svg - 4:35

  3. Composition No. 23G.svg - 8:05

  4. Composition No. 23E.svg - 17:17

  5. Composition No. 40M.svg - 3:23

Personnel

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References

  1. Anthony Braxton discography Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 14, 2011
  2. Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology accessed November 7, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2011
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.