Anthony Braxton Quartet UK '85 tour recordings

[romualdo]

Burning Ambulance will be releasing a large swathe (4 venues plus) of the November '85 UK Braxton Quartet tour (12 venues, each with 2 sets ie 24 concerts)

Sheffield (19/11), Leicester (20/11), Bristol (21/11) , Southampton (22/11) plus 4 soundcheck tracks (After the Rain, Four, All The Things You Are & On Green Dolphin St) - it will be the equivalent of a 9CD set.

Looks like it's only downloads & will be available from June 4 - source material is Graham Lock's cassette recordings (tweaked by Chris Trent) so quality may not be up to the Leo releases (or were these from the same source?)

Leo had previously released 3 of the 12 ie London (13/11), Birmingham (17/11) & Coventry (26/11) concerts as double CDs back in the 90s

I've had the Coventry set since the early 90s & this tour (with Crispell, Hemingway & Dresser) is up there with Braxton's best recordings IMHO

https://burningambulance.substack.com/p/anthony-braxton-80th-birthday-release?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=2dyw1q&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://burningambulancemusic.bandcamp.com/

Edited Sunday at 01:17 PM by romualdo

[mjazzg]

When I asked about a CD edition I was told that that's what AB would like and "wait and see".

I've had the London Leo since the late 80s I think and saw the quartet in '91 at the Jazz Cafe, very memorable

[Dub Modal]

Thanks for the heads up 

[Rabshakeh]

Strange that Willisau is still not available. 

[mjazzg]

I thought Hat Art reissued it, going to check

Just now, mjazzg said:

I thought Hat Art reissued it, going to check

Checked, yeah only the studio session was reissued. Maybe it didn't sell so haven't bothered with the live

[romualdo]

9 hours ago, mjazzg said:

When I asked about a CD edition I was told that that's what AB would like and "wait and see".

Hoping for that too

BTW The Graham Lock book "Forces In Motion, England 1985" is the perfect accompaniment to these concerts

https://www.amazon.com/Forces-Motion-Meta-reality-Creative-Interviews-ebook/dp/B07FFN3CNZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1217UR02YLSWS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.50larZn263PGkW_EuXtE7PR-mW5nN65gkHrjwaRzNybir6IgtlskkJ7lpZWsTbvu8bBJoke5VcqOMNSIoCN38V56zwvrR2Gl9S19j2nDOxJoWyW1mRzz6wbg9Ta9lu3z7BOJjK0EalA_aEO4cIRE8rsn622isgKaw1YTB180MVk.ATmqNVbMHs4s1n34Yh9L2mfBpsfh1CU-gxlRmW3qNbY&dib_tag=se&keywords=graham+lock&qid=1745794846&s=books&sprefix=graham+lock%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C380&sr=1-1

[John L]

So these are additional concerts with Crispell, Dresser, and Hemingway?   Or is this in the standard series as would be suggested by the titles in the soundchecks?

I also love the former quartet.    

[mjazzg]

18 hours ago, mjazzg said:

I thought Hat Art reissued it, going to check

Checked, yeah only the studio session was reissued. Maybe it didn't sell so haven't bothered with the live

22 minutes ago, John L said:

So these are additional concerts with Crispell, Dresser, and Hemingway?   Or is this in the standard series as would be suggested by the titles in the soundchecks?

I also love the former quartet.    

These are additional to those previously released on Leo, different cities on the tour

Here's the details

https://anthonybraxton-bam.bandcamp.com/album/quartet-england-1985

[colinmce]

WXU sold the Hat catalogue to outnow before he was able to reissue the live portion of Willisau. 

I believe he may still be in possession of at least one quartet concert that he could reissue as First Visit if he so chooses.

[jlhoots]

23 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Strange that Willisau is still not available. 

I have a 4CD Hat Jazz which has 2 CDs Willisau Studio, June 4 & 5, 1991 & 2 CDs live, June 2, 1991 or are we talking about something else??

[Rabshakeh]

4 minutes ago, jlhoots said:

I have a 4CD Hat Jazz which has 2 CDs Willisau Studio, June 4 & 5, 1991 & 2 CDs live, June 2, 1991 or are we talking about something else??

That's what we are talking about. When did you buy it though? I thought it wasn't in print. 

Edited 12 hours ago by Rabshakeh

[jlhoots]

5 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

That's what we are talking about. When did you buy it though? I thought it wasn't in print. 

Don't remember when I bought it. Back of the box says 1992. Studio set says CD61001 & CD61002. Live set says CD61003 & CD 61004.

Liner notes by Graham Lock.

[Rabshakeh]

24 minutes ago, jlhoots said:

Don't remember when I bought it. Back of the box says 1992. Studio set says CD61001 & CD61002. Live set says CD61003 & CD 61004.

Liner notes by Graham Lock.

That's what I assumed. It sounds like the original. It badly needs a reissue or at very least an electronic download release. It is one of the les great classiques.

[romualdo]

11 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Don't remember when I bought it. Back of the box says 1992. Studio set says CD61001 & CD61002. Live set says CD61003 & CD 61004.

Liner notes by Graham Lock.

was released in 1992

I bought my copy in 1999