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Anthony Braxton / Miya Masaoka: Duo (DCWM) 2013
by John Sharpe
Typically for acclaimed reedman, composer and educator Anthony Braxton his encounter with the Japanese koto, played here by Miya Masaoka, is not even the first such duet in his voluminous discography. That was 11 Compositions (Duo) 1995 with Brett Larner (Leo Records, 1997) which interpreted written materials. For all intents and purposes, Duo (DCWM) 2013 is freely improvised, but with the notable addition of Braxton's interactive electronic textures which add an air of mystery through generally unobtrusive washes, shimmers, tinkled ...
Continue ReadingAnthony Braxton: 3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011
by Karl Ackermann
There is little in the extensive catalog of Anthony Braxton that falls into a customary compositional milieu. His more recently formed conceptual structure, Echo Echo Mirror House (circa 2011), succeeds Ghost Trance Music and Diamond Curtain Wall Music as a platform for his unique system of coded composing and improvising. On 3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011, each member of the septet has dual functions as they are armed with iPods, in addition to their more familiar instruments. What reads as being ...
Continue ReadingQuartet (Santa Cruz) 1993
by Alberto Bazzurro
Anthony Braxton Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 HatOlogy Valutazione: * * * * ½ Riedizione scissa in due volumi dell'omonimo doppio CD edito a tiratura limitata nel 1997, quest'opera fotografa in maniera esemplare la fase estrema del grande quartetto che Anthony Braxton diresse a cavallo fra gli anni Ottanta e Novanta, verosimilmente l'unico in grado di rivaleggiare con quelli storici degli anni Settanta, con Kenny Wheeler o George Lewis alternativamente come secondo fiato, e la ...
Continue ReadingAnthony Braxton, Derek Bailey: First Duo Concert
by Enrico Bettinello
Registrato nella prestigiosa Wigmore Hall di Londra, questo concerto del giugno del 1974 costituisce il primo in duo tra Anthony Braxton e Derek Bailey (nonché la prima performance ufficiale del multi strumentista di Chicago in terra d'Albione). Si erano conosciuti pochi anni prima, sempre a Londra e nel 1973 il chitarrista inglese era comparso come ospite in un concerto parigino del quartetto di Braxton. Qui, invece, si fronteggiano ad “armi pari." Alcune evidenti differenze tra ...
Continue ReadingAnthony Braxton: Trio and Duet
by Stefano Merighi
Nuova edizione per Trio and Duet, splendido album di Anthony Braxton datato 1974, l'ultimo prima dell'importante contratto con la Arista e della improvvisa e sorprendente fama del compositore e sassofonista di Chicago. Fino a quel momento Braxton aveva lottato non poco per veder riconosciute le sue ambizioni di compositore, qui documentate dalla prima facciata del vecchio LP: una ventina di minuti in trio con Richard Teitelbaum e Leo Smith. Braxton si sentiva snobbato sia dal mondo del jazz--anche quello, più ...
Continue ReadingAnthony Braxton's Sonic Genome at Turin's Jazz Festival 2015
by Francesco Martinelli
Egyptian Museum Turin Jazz Festival Turin, Italy May 28, 2015 Someone might ask: “Why is an African-American saxophonist from Chicago performing inside the Egyptian Museum in Turin? Where is the connection between “da jazz" and Ancient Egypt?" Sorry, but it isn't a legitimate question. If you still don't make the connection, take the Sun Ra 101 course including mandatory listening of recordings by Earth, Wind and Fire... The context Torino's Jazz ...
Continue ReadingAnthony Braxton: Trio and Duet
by Hrayr Attarian
Multi reed player and composer Anthony Braxton has been called a genius by some and for very good reason. He is one of the most restlessly innovative and intelligently idiosyncratic contemporary musicians. He seamlessly erases the boundaries between the composed and the improvised and his works brim equally with fresh and progressive ideas as well as concepts rooted in both the modern classical and the early free jazz traditions.Delmark Records has reissued on CD his Trio and Duet ...
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