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Seven Compositions 1978

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Released
  
1980

Studio
  
P.A.L.M. Studio, Paris

Label
  
Moers Music momu 01066

Artist
  
Anthony Braxton

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
November 1979

Length
  
39:39

Producer
  
Burkhard Hennen

Release date
  
1980

Similar
  
Anthony Braxton albums, Jazz albums

Seven Compositions 1978 is an album by composer Anthony Braxton recorded in Paris in 1979 by a quartet and originally released on the Moers Music label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick stated "Seven Compositions (1978) is, overall, a fine documentation of one of Braxton's less heralded bands and a fine compendium of works in its own right, providing a good portrait of the state of his musical concerns at the time".

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton are graphically titled and the following attempts to translate the title to text.

  1. "2643 K-8--W-B [Composition 69 G]" - 7:25
  2. "W6 4N R6 AH0 [Composition 40 F]" - 9:55
  3. "36 SB7 M-36 [Composition 69 M]" - 3:14
  4. "ANNF (GM-6)--30 [Composition 40 D]" - 5:28
  5. "F04(G)WN OQO-26-- [Composition 40 I]" - 3:57
  6. "---(W6 N6) - K8-4 [Composition 69 H]" - 7:35
  7. "---GM2 (OSM-40) - GRK [Composition 69 K]" - 2:05

Personnel

  • Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, E♭ soprano saxophone, contrabass clarinet, soprano clarinet, clarinet
  • Ray Anderson - trombone, alto trombone, cornet
  • John Lindberg - bass
  • Thurman Barker - drums, marimba, bells

    • References

    Seven Compositions 1978 Wikipedia
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