Artist.......: Anthony Braxton
Album........: News From The 70's
Label........: Felmay
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: 7005
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Oct-24-2005
str.date.....: 000-00-2003
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. Composition 23E 16:41
02. Composition 8C 08:41
03. Composition -1 14:25
04. Composition -2 11:10
05. Composition 8G 07:59
06. Four Winds 15:43
Runtime 74:39 min
Size 100,1 MB
Release Notes:
This rare collection of recordings from the 1970s
features Braxton at the height of his power and
makes an indispensable contribution to his
discography. Personally selected by esteemed
Italian musicologist Franceso Martinelli from long
forgotten cassettes stored in the saxophonist's
home, these six tracks were not released
commercially until 1999. While the sound quality is
mixed, the music is some of Braxton's best. There
are two solo performances ("Composition 8g" and
"Composition 8c"); three classic quartets ("Four
Winds" with trombonist George Lewis, bassist Dave
Holland, drummer Barry Altschul, and Braxton on
sopranino, clarinet, and piccolo; "Composition 23E"
and "Composition -2" with Kenny Wheeler on
flugelhorn; and an impressive duo between Braxton
on clarinet and Dave Holland on cello). Sparks fly
throughout, as this collection enthralls with some
of the best jazz of the era.