Birth and Rebirth
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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The great drummer, Max Roach, known for his groundbreaking work with Charlie Parker, among many others, found himself in great demand by the generation after this, particularly by a number of that...
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3 Compositions of New Jazz
Released: Mar 27, 1968
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Released: Mar 27, 1968
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While it is not as powerful or as revelatory as For Alto, Anthony Braxton's second album for Delmark, 3 Compositions of New Jazz is his debut as a leader and showcases just how visionary -- or out...
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Quartet (London) 1985
Released: 1985
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Released: 1985
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This two-disc set, recorded in November 1985 during the London stop of a European tour, showcases an Anthony Braxton project that the composer/reedsman dubbed the "Forces of Motion Quartet,"...
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Creative Orchestra Music (1976)
Released: February 1976
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Released: February 1976
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This is one of Braxton's most interesting recordings. Six of his compositions are performed by groups ranging from 15-20 pieces and featuring such soloists as trumpeters Cecil Bridgewater, Leo...
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For Alto
Released: October 1968
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Released: October 1968
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After issuing Anthony Braxton's Three Compositions of New Jazz in 1968, Chicago's Delmark Records took an enormous chance by issuing the first lengthy solo saxophone improvisation record in 1969 --...
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Seven Standards (1985), Vol. 1
Released: 1985
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Released: 1985
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On the first of two Lp's released by Windham Hill's mid-80's jazz subsidiary Magenta, the great avant-garde altoist Anthony Braxton teams up with a modern bop trio (consisting of pianist Hank...
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The Aggregate
Released: 1988
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Released: 1988
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Braxton had long been fond of working with improvising wind ensembles. In fact, the earliest incarnation of what would become the World Saxophone Quartet appeared on his landmark Arista album, New...
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