Quartet (Coventry) 1985

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Quartet (Coventry) 1985
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Live album by
Released1987, 1993
RecordedNovember 26, 1985
Venue Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, England
Genre Jazz
Length144:23
Label Leo
LR 204/205
Producer Leo Feigin
Anthony Braxton chronology
Quartet (Birmingham) 1985
(1985)
Quartet (Coventry) 1985
(1987)
Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986
(1986)

Quartet (Coventry) 1985 is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in England in 1985, first released in heavily edited and unauthorized form on the West Wind label and later reissued in full and authorized form on the Leo label as a double CD in 1993. [1] [2] [3]

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The Allmusic review by Stewart Mason stated "What makes this two-disc set stand out above the others in the series of live reissues from this tour is that each disc includes a half-hour interview between Braxton and Graham Lock (who also wrote the album's liner notes), an enlightening, free-ranging discussion that covers Braxton's influences, concepts, and techniques". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

Disc one

  1. First set - 42:05
    1. "Composition 124 (+30+96)"
    2. "Composition 88 (+108C+30+96)"
    3. "Piano Solo from Composition 30"
    4. "Composition 23G (+30+96)"
    5. "Composition 40N"
  2. Interview by Graham Lock - 31:52

Disc two

  1. Second set - 40:35
    1. "Composition 69C (+32+96)"
    2. "Percussion Solo from Composition 96"
    3. "Composition 69F"
    4. "Composition 69B"
    5. "Bass Solo from Composition 96"
    6. "Composition 6A"
  2. Interview by Graham Lock - 29:45

Personnel

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References

  1. Anthony Braxton discography accessed November 14, 2016
  2. Leo Records discography accessed November 14, 2016
  3. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed November 14, 2016
  4. 1 2 Mason, Stewart. (Coventry) 1985 – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  5. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 161. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.