Released 1974 Label SteepleChase SCS 1015 Artist Anthony Braxton Genre Jazz | Length 47:23 Producer Nils Winther Release date 1974 | |
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Recorded May 29, 1974
Rosenberg Studie in Copenhagen, Denmark In the Tradition
(1974) In the Tradition Volume 2
(1974) Similar Anthony Braxton albums, Jazz albums | ||
In the Tradition is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1974 and released on the Dutch SteepleChase label. The album features Braxton's interpretations of jazz standards and was followed by a second volume recorded at the same sessions which was released in 1976.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The great avant-gardist Anthony Braxton threw the jazz world a curve with this album. ...A historical curiosity, this set is not as essential as Braxton's explorations of his own music".
Track listing
- "Marshmallow" (Warne Marsh) - 7:51
- "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 4:56
- "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 9:50
- "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Charlie Parker) - 7:24
- "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 12:02
- "Trane's Blues" (John Coltrane) - 5:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
References
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