Duo (Victoriaville) 2005
Released: May 23, 2006
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Released: May 23, 2006
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From the 2005 Victoriaville Festival, Anthony Braxton and Fred Frith, two graying lions of free improvisation, innovation, and rugged determination to follow their own individual paths, come...
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Live at the Royal Festival Hall 2004
Released: Apr 18, 2006
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Released: Apr 18, 2006
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If you thought that Anthony Braxton's last great quartet -- with Marilyn Crispell, Gerry Hemingway, and Mark Dresser -- would be his final great band, it's time to rethink your position. As...
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Victoriaville 2005
Released: Feb 21, 2006
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Released: Feb 21, 2006
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Simply put, this is a stunning piece of work, performed in front of a stunned audience that was won over from the first few notes. After a spell of a few years, Anthony Braxton was back in...
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20 Standards (Quartet) 2003
Released: Aug 23, 2005
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Released: Aug 23, 2005
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Released a year after 23 Standards (Quartet) 2003, this second four-disc set doubles the amount of material released from Braxton's tours of Europe in early and late 2003, with the same lineup...
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4 Improvisations (Duets) 2004
Released: Jul 19, 2005
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Released: Jul 19, 2005
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First of all, let's set the record straight. It is Walter Frank, not "Franks," who makes his recording debut here. Getting your name misspelled on the cover of your first album qualifies as tough...
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2 + 2 Compositions
Released: May 24, 2005
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Released: May 24, 2005
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Recorded at Wesleyan University with three of his pupils (who also work together as a trio under the name Memorize the Sky), Anthony Braxton's 2 + 2 Compositions offers yet another example of how...
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Solo (Milano) 1979, Vol. 1
Released: Oct 21, 2003
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Released: Oct 21, 2003
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Following in the wake of the 2002 archival release Solo (Koln) 1978, Solo (Milano) 1979 presents another previously unavailable live recording of one of two concerts performed within three days in...
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