brownie Posted October 4, 2011 Report Posted October 4, 2011 Interesting article in today's Wall Street Journal on Anthony Braxton rehearsing his new opera 'Trillium J' in Brooklyn Baxton Trillium J Not ever day that a newspaper artice mentions Jorge Luis Borges, Frankie Lymon, Sal Mosca, John Cage, Roger Corman and others in the same story! Quote
colinmce Posted October 4, 2011 Report Posted October 4, 2011 Would love to be able to read that article. Any tips? Quote
B. Clugston Posted October 4, 2011 Report Posted October 4, 2011 Would love to be able to read that article. Any tips? It's behind a paywall, so you'll have to subscribe. Or, if it's in the print edition, hang out at a coffee shop frequented by financial types and take someone's already-read copy. Quote
sonnymax Posted October 4, 2011 Report Posted October 4, 2011 As the rehearsal began, Mr. Braxton smiled and gamely tried to summarize an aesthetic that, like a Borgesian aleph, seems to contain everything. "I'm a post-Abner Jay kind of guy mixed with Roger Corman and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers." Quote
B. Clugston Posted October 4, 2011 Report Posted October 4, 2011 Trillium E will be released next week on Braxton House: http://tricentricfoundation.org/label/albums/68 Quote
GregK Posted October 5, 2011 Report Posted October 5, 2011 Trillium E will be released next week on Braxton House: http://tricentricfoundation.org/label/albums/68 The download is available now. I've enjoyed most of everything Braxton that I've come across so far, but I'm not sure I can handle an opera. I might be sitting this one out. Quote
brownie Posted October 5, 2011 Report Posted October 5, 2011 Article in The New York Times today. Hope this articles shows in total (not like the Wall Street Journal article from yesterday )! Quote
colinmce Posted October 5, 2011 Report Posted October 5, 2011 I took the plunge and pre-ordered Trillium E from TCO. Looks like a handsome package: Quote
colinmce Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 I was flipping through Forces In Motion and was reminded: just what the he'll came of the massive solo box set that Locke recounts in the book? I don't have it in front of me but I'll check the details when I get home. Braxton recorded I think 8 or 10 LPs of solo saxophone music for release. The discography lists a label and tracklist but obviously this never came out. Where is this stuff and who owns it? THAT would be a major release.I was flipping through Forces In Motion and was reminded: just what the hell came of the massive solo box set that Locke recounts in the book? I don't have it in front of me but I'll check the details when I get home. Braxton recorded I think 8 or 10 LPs of solo saxophone music for release. The discography lists a label and tracklist but obviously this never came out. Where is this stuff and who owns it? THAT would be a major release.(pardon the accidental double post) Quote
B. Clugston Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 I was flipping through Forces In Motion and was reminded: just what the he'll came of the massive solo box set that Locke recounts in the book? I don't have it in front of me but I'll check the details when I get home. Braxton recorded I think 8 or 10 LPs of solo saxophone music for release. The discography lists a label and tracklist but obviously this never came out. Where is this stuff and who owns it? THAT would be a major release. I was flipping through Forces In Motion and was reminded: just what the hell came of the massive solo box set that Locke recounts in the book? I don't have it in front of me but I'll check the details when I get home. Braxton recorded I think 8 or 10 LPs of solo saxophone music for release. The discography lists a label and tracklist but obviously this never came out. Where is this stuff and who owns it? THAT would be a major release. (pardon the accidental double post) From Jason Guthartz's Restructures site: http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm all information from Graham Lock (via personal e-mail, Apr-2005); he explains: "In the summer of 1985 Braxton recorded approx 14 LPs worth of solo music for Stil Editions. The recording was done in a church in Paris. (There's info re this in Forces in Motion on pages 136 and 384.) As far as I know, none of this material has ever been issued EXCEPT for one track on a special CD+catalogue issue that Stil released to celebrate their 25th anniversary. It's hard to say what the CD is called - the cover has the following info: 'Stil audio numerique / Un Quart de Siecle / 25 annees d'urgence et de creation / Bonjour, Monsieur BEUYS!' while the disc itself has 'Stil audio numerique / Neuf titres pour 1/4 de siecle, 1971-1996'. The catalogue number is 2103 SAN 97 and the disc was issued in 1997. All the tracks on it except the Braxton are from discs Stil had already released. There's no info re date or place of recording of the Braxton track (but he did tell me in 1985 it was Paris in the summer!). The Braxton track is simply listed as 'Saxo-improvisation, saxo alto', with a timing of 6' 39". I'm certain it's actually a version of 'You Go To My Head' (though, curiously, in the track listing that Braxton gave me for the 14 LPs back in 1985 - see Forces in Motion [p.384] - there's no mention of 'You Go To My Head'!)" Quote
David Ayers Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 Would love to be able to read that article. Any tips? Hm. You want to access it but you dont want to pay... Jim's got tips on that kind of impasse in the Gigi Gryce thread! Quote
JSngry Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 Would love to be able to read that article. Any tips? Hm. You want to access it but you dont want to pay... Jim's got tips on that kind of impasse in the Gigi Gryce thread! Indeed i do. It's called using Google & using Firefox. Go to the paywall article, highlight the first two sentences or so, search Google for them, and voila: http://www.google.com/search?q=Anthony+Braxton+will+never+forget+writing+and+producing+his+first+opera.+%22I+failed%2C%22+he+said.+%22My+marriage+broke.+I+had+a+heart+attack.+I+went+into+ma&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a The first link takes you directly to the paywall article. At least it does for me. Very complicated, highly illegal. Don't try it unless you've got nothing left to live for. Quote
David Ayers Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 When you can snatch the pixel from my hand, grasshopper... Quote
JSngry Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 BTW - that technique works quite well for quite a few paywall-type articles, if only because it's amazing how many of those articles end up in complete or almost-complete form on other sites, up to and including those of local newspapers. That happens a lot with business/financial news. My guess is that the source of the article also has an agreement with these local papers to provide content, and they figure that people can't figure out the internet enough to put two and two together. Eitehr that or else they haven't figured out the internet enough to put two and two together. But really, hell, I'm just a non-techie type with a natural curiosity as to how things work. It ain't exactly hacker-level voodoo, ya' know? So unless and until doing a Google search becomes illegal, I got no compunctions about this one whatsomever. Quote
jasonguthartz Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) The latest information I have about the unreleased solo material comes from Graham Lock, who told me this via e-mail in 2005: "In the summer of 1985 Braxton recorded approx 14 LPs worth of solo music for Stil Editions. The recording was done in a church in Paris. (There's info re this in Forces in Motion on pages 136 and 384.) As far as I know, none of this material has ever been issued EXCEPT for one track on a special CD+catalogue issue that Stil released to celebrate their 25th anniversary. It's hard to say what the CD is called - the cover has the following info: 'Stil audio numerique / Un Quart de Siecle / 25 annees d'urgence et de creation / Bonjour, Monsieur BEUYS!' while the disc itself has 'Stil audio numerique / Neuf titres pour 1/4 de siecle, 1971-1996'. The catalogue number is 2103 SAN 97 and the disc was issued in 1997. All the tracks on it except the Braxton are from discs Stil had already released. There's no info re date or place of recording of the Braxton track (but he did tell me in 1985 it was Paris in the summer!). The Braxton track is simply listed as 'Saxo-improvisation, saxo alto', with a timing of 6' 39". I'm certain it's actually a version of 'You Go To My Head' (though, curiously, in the track listing that Braxton gave me for the 14 LPs back in 1985 - see Forces in Motion [p.384] - there's no mention of 'You Go To My Head'!)" ---------- BTW - that technique works quite well for quite a few paywall-type articles, if only because it's amazing how many of those articles end up in complete or almost-complete form on other sites, up to and including those of local newspapers. That happens a lot with business/financial news. My guess is that the source of the article also has an agreement with these local papers to provide content, and they figure that people can't figure out the internet enough to put two and two together. Eitehr that or else they haven't figured out the internet enough to put two and two together. But really, hell, I'm just a non-techie type with a natural curiosity as to how things work. It ain't exactly hacker-level voodoo, ya' know? So unless and until doing a Google search becomes illegal, I got no compunctions about this one whatsomever. Actually, it's an arrangement Google has worked out with these paywalled news sites: Participating publishers allow the crawler to index their subscription content, then allow users who find one of those articles through Google News or Google Search to see the full page without requiring them to register or subscribe. The user's first click to the content is free, but when a user clicks on additional links on the site, the publisher can show a payment or registration request. First Click Free is a great way for publishers to promote their content and for users to check out a news source before deciding whether to pay. Previously, each click from a user would be treated as free. Now, we've updated the program so that publishers can limit users to no more than five pages per day without registering or subscribing. If you're a Google user, this means that you may start to see a registration page after you've clicked through to more than five articles on the website of a publisher using First Click Free in a day. Edited October 27, 2011 by jasonguthartz Quote
JSngry Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 So they're giving it away anyway. Nifty! Quote
colinmce Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Yeah, I saw the blurb at Restructures but thanks for posting it. I'd so love to hear it. Quote
GregK Posted November 20, 2011 Report Posted November 20, 2011 Some amazing deals for Braxton's GTM at Google Music: https://market.android.com/search?q=anthony+braxton&c=music&docType=2&so=1 I paid ~$110 for the 9 Compositions (Iridium) box set on disc when it was released, but the download is $5.99! They aren't lossless downloads, and you don't get the liners (or the DVD in this case), but still, not a bad deal. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted November 21, 2011 Report Posted November 21, 2011 I got it for $35 or so during this Leo Records sale. Pick it up that way if you can. Great set! Quote
colinmce Posted November 21, 2011 Report Posted November 21, 2011 Are you thinking of the piano music set? The Iridium is on Firehouse 12. Quote
colinmce Posted November 21, 2011 Report Posted November 21, 2011 Good deal on Trillium E: $40 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTHONY-BRAXTON-Trillium-E-4-CD-BOX-Set-2011-/370559198197?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item56470ca3f5#ht_801wt_1137One more deal: Charlie Parker Project (1993) and Creative Orchestra (Koln) 1978 on sale at big, bad Jazz Loft for $16.95. Quote
colinmce Posted November 21, 2011 Report Posted November 21, 2011 Er, one more still: The above-mentioned Iridium set for $60 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anthony-Braxton-9-Compositions-Iridium-2006-/290634089519?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item43ab24442f#ht_500wt_1200 Quote
clifford_thornton Posted November 22, 2011 Report Posted November 22, 2011 Are you thinking of the piano music set? The Iridium is on Firehouse 12. That is called "me not reading the post completely." Quote
DobermanBoston Posted November 26, 2011 Report Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) I think he's one of the all time greats! Agreed with the OP on Dortmund. "Composition 40F" is probably my favorite Braxton tune. Any of the Hat Hut/Hat Art or Arista releases are good starting points IMO. Edited November 26, 2011 by DobermanBoston Quote
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