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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : wadada leo smith and anthony braxton
t i t l e : saturn, conjunct the grand canyon in a sweet embrace
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : PI Recordings PI10
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Dec/2004
t r a c k s : 03
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 68,6 MB
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Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace is the
second release, in the two part series, of a live duo
performance of Wadada and Braxton. It was recorded April 5th,
2003 at Tonic in NYC.
Wadada and BraxtonÆs relationship dates back to their stay in
Paris in the late 60s and their subsequent return to the states
and New York City. The later beginning a new and incredible
fertile period of music in NYC, spurned on by the new Chicago
transplants made up mostly of AACM members. This, along with
Organic Resonance, is the first recording dedicated entirely to
Wadada and BraxtonÆs duo music. Consisting of 3 pieces, one
each by Wadada and Braxton, and then one penned by the two of
them together, this might be the only opportunity that one has
to hear this startling music.
WadadaÆs music is filled with the space and use of color and
texture that makes it immediately recognizable. Energetic yet
graceful, it combines elements of music from many different
cultures. Blues gets mixed with modern music in such a way that
the result is as much an improvisation on the form and sounds
as it is an improvisation of many different musical/cultural
elements mixing together.
BraxtonÆs music here is a marked departure from his recent
endeavors in Ghost Trance music. BraxtonÆs tone, raspy at
times, is set off against Wadada. Waves of sound, often a
single note bent and fleshed out, converge and mix in a dance
of volume, shade and contour. With both players listening
intensely to one another the character of ôComposition 316ö
begins to make itself apparent slowly. The culmination is a
pulling at the seams of the music, as Wadada and Braxton
contrast and compare their interpretation and execution of the
piece.
Unlike much music out there, Wadada and BraxtonÆs music is
truly individual and systematic. Their respective approaches
are the result of a lifetime of study and the formation and
execution of ideas all pointing towards the documentation and
realization of new horizons in music. The information and music
contained in this CD will fuel a generation of musicians in the
vocabulary of duo music for the time to come.
Wadada Leo Smith - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Anthony Braxton - Eb Sopranino, Bb Soprano, F, and Eb Alto
Saxophone
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01-Composition No 316 [28:40]
02-Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace [13:24]
03-Goshawk [08:59]
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51:03 min
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