Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988

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Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988
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Studio album by Anthony Braxton
Released 1989
Recorded April 6, 1982 and November 18 & 19, 1988
Genre Jazz
Length68:29
Label hatART 6019
Producer Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger
Anthony Braxton chronology
2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988
(1988) 2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 19881988		Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988
(1982/88)		 A Memory of Vienna
(1988) A Memory of Vienna1988

Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988 is an album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1982 and 1988 and released on the hatART label in 1989. [1]

Anthony Braxton American musician, composer, and philosopher

Anthony Braxton is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist who is known in the genre of free jazz.

Hathut Records is a Swiss record company and label founded by Werner Xavier Uehlinger in 1974 that specializes in jazz and classical music. The name of the label comes from the artwork of Klaus Baumgartner. Huthut encompasses the labels hat ART, hatOLOGY, and hat NOIR.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4 stars stating "Overall, this is one of the better recorded examples of the non-jazz area of Braxton's sound-world and is highly recommended to adventurous listeners". [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

  1. "Composition 101" - 16:59
  2. "Composition 139" - 12:35
  3. "Composition 99b [+97C, 117E, 117H, 118H]" - 7:45
  4. "Composition 107: A" - 4:23
  5. "Composition 107: B" - 5:02
  6. "Composition 107: C" - 9:08
  7. "Composition 107: D" - 7:32
  8. "Composition 107: E" - 5:05

Personnel

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Soprano saxophone the third smallest member of the saxophone family

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Alto saxophone type of saxophone

The alto saxophone, also referred to as the alto sax, is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, and patented in 1846. It is pitched in E♭, and is smaller than the tenor, but larger than the soprano. The alto sax is the most common saxophone and is commonly used in concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, and jazz. The fingerings of the different saxophones are all the same so a saxophone player can play any type of saxophone.

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References

  1. ↑ Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 13, 2011
  2. 1 2 Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed December 13, 2011
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