The Montreux/Berlin Concerts

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The Montreux/Berlin Concerts
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Live album by
Released1977
RecordedJuly 20, 1975 and November 4 & 6, 1976
Genre Jazz
Length86:54
Label Arista
Producer Michael Cuscuna
Anthony Braxton chronology
Dortmund (Quartet) 1976
(1976)
The Montreux/Berlin Concerts
(1977)
Duets
(1976)

The Montreux/Berlin Concerts is a double album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1975 and 1976 and released on the Arista label. [1] [2] Sides 1-3 were subsequently released on CD as Anthony Braxton Live in 1987 and all tracks were 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 5 stars stating "the interplay between these masterful musicians (making expert use of space and dynamics) sometimes borders on miraculous... this music is highly recommended and by itself demonstrates the greatness and uniqueness of Anthony Braxton's music". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

  1. "Z WBN D3B" - 8:50
  2. "H-46M...B-BW4" - 3:07
  3. "84 Deg. -Kelvin - 6" - 7:03
  4. "72 Deg. -Kelvin..L" - 6:33
  5. "337-4 46842 BFG-12" - 8:18
  6. "CM=B05-7" - 5:29
  7. "29 M 36" - 23:44 Omitted from the 1987 CD rerelease

Personnel

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References

  1. Anthony Braxton discography 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.