Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton
Born: Jun 4, 1945 in Chicago, IL
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Experimental Big Band, Structured Improvisation, Creative Orchestra
Biography: Genius is a rare commodity in any art form, but at the end of the 20th century it seemed all but non-existent in jazz, a music that had ceased looking ahead and begun swallowing its tail. If it seemed like the music had run out of ideas, it might be because Anthony Braxton covered just about every conceivable ...Read full biography
Quartet (Dortmund) 1976
Released: 1976
Label: Hatology
Critics' Rating:
Braxton has produced many excellent recordings through the years, but only a small number stand out from the pack the way this one does. This version of his pianoless quartet is captured live in an inspired, ...Read full review
The Montreux/Berlin Concerts
Released: 1975
Label: Arista
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Anthony Braxton has recorded so extensively during the '80s and '90s that it is potentially foolhardy to call any of his recordings "definitive," but this two-LP set comes close. Braxton (mostly on alto ...Read full review
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