Anthony Braxton

[Misterioso]

Good one, you got me 😀

[clifford_thornton]

18 hours ago, erwbol said:

Only this week 50% off Sextet (Parker) 1993 with the code Romance Without Finance.

Welcome news for cash-strapped Organissimo Braxton fans!

haha, so it's only a grand?

[erwbol]

16 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

haha, so it's only a grand?

I think it's value for money.

[erwbol]

Willisau (Quartet) 1991 is once again available.

The first two CDs (studio part) are available for €19.99 from Jazz Messengers here: https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/75923/anthony-braxton/quartet-willisau-1991-studio

This is essential Braxton.

[B. Clugston]

Anthony Braxton in conversation with Alexander Hawkins.

[B. Clugston]

Graham Lock's excellent book on Braxton, Forces in Motion, has been reissued with some extra material by Dover Publications. The book covers the quartet's 1985 tour on England and provides excellent background on Braxton's approach to music. One of the best jazz books out there.

[JSngry]

One of the best indeed!

[erwbol]

Look inside the new edition: https://www.amazon.com/Forces-Motion-Anthony-Meta-reality-Creative/dp/0486824098

Compared to my hardcover:

Discographical Note (378-379) smaller than old Discography (378-395)

Three new sections, together about 31 pages: Selected Updates to the First Edition; Afterword by Anthony Braxton; Still in Motion: Road, Metaroad, Quartet - A Short Sequel 

[sonnyhill]

Anthony Braxton box - four hour-long slabs dedicated to Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, James Brown, and Merle Haggard, played by AB, Taylor Ho Bynum, Nels Cline, and Greg Saunier out 6/21 on Firehouse 12.

 

Source: Burning Ambulance

[jlhoots]

4 hours ago, sonnyhill said:

Anthony Braxton box - four hour-long slabs dedicated to Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, James Brown, and Merle Haggard, played by AB, Taylor Ho Bynum, Nels Cline, and Greg Saunier out 6/21 on Firehouse 12.

 

Source: Burning Ambulance

Sounds good.

[JSngry]

I don't know if it necessarily sounds "good", but AB & Haggard...more than a little curious to see/hear the lens (lenses?) that goes through on its way to what process on its way to the final music.

I hope there are copious liner notes, and I do mean copious!

[Steve Reynolds]

I’ll get this. I don’t know the drummer. Love Bynum and I think the combination of Cline with Bynum & Braxton has me interested in this.

[Д.Д.]

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

I don't know if it necessarily sounds "good", but AB & Haggard...more than a little curious to see/hear the lens (lenses?) that goes through on its way to what process on its way to the final music.

I hope there are copious liner notes, and I do mean copious!

Braxton has a penchant for dedicating his compositions / performances to people he likes. The Braxton GTM 2001 set had tracks dedicated to Captain Beefheart, Shostakovitch, John Cage, Harry Partch, Betsy Jolas, etc. This is as meaningful as Braxton's drawing for his compositions.

[sonnyhill]

Edited May 23, 2019 by sonnyhill

[jlhoots]

Anyone have an opinion on the 2 CD set on Tubapede?

[erwbol]

https://firehouse12records.com/album/quartet-new-haven-2014

One hour of music available for preview. Sounds good.

Edited June 5, 2019 by erwbol

[Д.Д.]

Ms. Megan Craig who designed the box devoted all five minutes to it.  

[erwbol]

I'm glad it's a firm, old fashioned box, no flimsy paper. And I happen to like the design. Reminds me of the original 4CD Willisau (Quartet) 1991, one of my very favourite possesions.

[erwbol]

On 22/05/2019 at 7:33 PM, sonnyhill said:

My copy arrived this morning. Great stuff.

[jlhoots]

Mine arrived too. Will open today.

[Steve Reynolds]

Waiting on comments from all who bought or who are buying this. I always wish there are track breaks on these long form pieces. I just listened to Globe Unity 2002 in 2 sittings yesterday - the piece is 74 minutes long with no track breaks. Very fine performance but no reason they can’t break it up performances like that of this box set into 3 or 4 tracks for each long piece.

still on my list but I’m a bit back-logged as there are just too many very good to great new recordings being released when it comes to this sort of thing - extended inward or outward. The inclusion of Nels Cline is a attractive aspect of this box and Bynum is a world class musician as well.

[erwbol]

I'm not practised at writing reviews, but CDs 1 & 4 are available for streaming from bandcamp on the link above. I listened to disc 1 and am happy with both performance and sound quality. Couldn't say if this is absolute top tier in this sort of thing. You're probably a better judge.

[clifford_thornton]

43 minutes ago, Steve Reynolds said:

Waiting on comments from all who bought or who are buying this. I always wish there are track breaks on these long form pieces. I just listened to Globe Unity 2002 in 2 sittings yesterday - the piece is 74 minutes long with no track breaks. Very fine performance but no reason they can’t break it up performances like that of this box set into 3 or 4 tracks for each long piece.

still on my list but I’m a bit back-logged as there are just too many very good to great new recordings being released when it comes to this sort of thing - extended inward or outward. The inclusion of Nels Cline is a attractive aspect of this box and Bynum is a world class musician as well.

Saunier is a fantastic drummer, by the way, though I have yet to hear this particular stuff. I'm sure he's on fire.

[sonnyhill]

The Tri-Centric Foundation recently posted two concerts on Soundcloud: one from 1976 from Graz, Austria with AB, George Lewis, Dave Holland, and Barry Altschul and another from Avignon, France with AB, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland, and Barry Altshcul. 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 4, 2020 by sonnyhill

[mjazzg]

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