Jazz Articles about Anthony Braxton

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Anthony Braxton: Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists

by Robert Spencer
November 1, 1999

This trio outing is one of Mr. Braxton's ambitious early projects, and we owe a debt of gratitude to Leo Feigin for bringing it to light. Braxton, trombonist Ray Anderson and guitarist James Emery present Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists, the score of which features graphic notation. These symbols, according to the liner notes by Braxton's Boswell, Graham Lock, “allow a player to improvise on a sequence of shapes rather than, say, a sequence of chords, the chief difference ...

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Anthony Braxton: Composition No.94 For Three Instrumentalists (1980)

by Glenn Astarita
November 1, 1999

The folks at Leo Records remind us that “new jazz”, “free-jazz” or “new music” is over 40 years old as they approach their 20th anniversary as a fine, cutting-edge label often featuring old and new talent. Here, on their newly launched “Golden Years of New Jazz” label, we celebrate the first of four new releases, with a live and “previously undocumented” recording by the Anthony Braxton Trio featuring trombonist Ray Anderson and guitarist James Emery. Recorded in Bologna, Italy in ...

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Anthony Braxton: News From The 70's

by Glenn Astarita
April 1, 1999

“News From The 70s” represents recently unearthed tapes found within the bowels of Mr. Braxton’s basement. The insightful liner notes written by Italian jazz luminary Francesco Martinelli, reveal the processes and criterion implemented for this project as Martinelli put the gears in motion along with Braxton’s assistance.

Anthony Braxton’s fertile 1970’s period quickly established this esteemed musician/composer as a genius. His linear and mathematically constructed compositions have been analyzed to death. Braxton has always aligned himself with the creme’ de ...

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Anthony Braxton/Stewart Gillmor Duo: 14 Compositions

by Robert Spencer
January 1, 1999

I could say this about virtually any other Anthony Braxton disc, but I'll say it about this one anyway: 14 Compositions (Traditional) 1996 is an example of both continuity and departure in his music. He has recorded several “standards" albums before, but those took up the song library that jazzmen drew from in the Fifties and Sixties. Some of the songs dated back to the Thirties and Forties, but all were current decades later as vehicles for improvisation. This disc, ...