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10 Compositions (Duet) 1995 Live album Anthony Braxton and Joe Fonda 10 Compositions (Duet) 1995.jpg 1996 August 11, 1995 Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT Jazz 72:41 KonnexKCD 5071 Anthony Braxton, Joe Fonda Anthony Braxton 11 Compositions (Duo) 1995 1995 Four Compositions (Quartet) 1995 1995
10 Compositions (Duet) 1995, also released as Duets (1995), is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton with bassist Joe Fonda, recorded at Wesleyan University in 1995 and originally released on the Konnex label.Anthony Braxton discography https://web.archive.org/web/20120911043319/http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm 2012-09-11 accessed June 13, 2017Joe Fonda discography https://web.archive.org/web/20170429183023/http://joefonda.com/10-compositions-duet-1995 2017-04-29 accessed June 13, 2017
Reception
AllMusic 4.5 5 Chris Kelsey album mw0000618979 10 Compositions (Duet) 1995 – Review June 13, 2017 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 3 4 Cook Richard Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton Brian Morton (Scottish writer) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 9th The Penguin Guide to Jazz 2008 Penguin London 978-0-14-103401-0 163
The Allmusic review by Chris Kelsey stated: This is Anthony Braxton doing what he does best -- playing and improvising on his own idiosyncratic small-group compositions, this time in duet with bassist Joe Fonda. The two also have a go at a pair of standards, which come off as well as one might expect -- you either love or hate the way Braxton interprets traditional material -- but they are heard to best advantage on the several originals written by each. ... This album is a small, rough-cut gem from the mine of available Braxton recordings.
On All About Jazz Troy Collins said:On this meeting Braxton and Fonda share ample space. Each comments on the tunes in tandem without dominating the roiling, circuitous interplay. A brilliant program addressing all aspects of the jazz tradition, Duets 1995 is a solid representation of Braxton's all-encompassing aesthetic and a wonderful introduction to an enigmatic and often misunderstood genius.Collins, T. All About Jazz Review, accessed June 13, 2017
Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.
"All of You" (Cole Porter) – 9:50
"Rentlessness" (Joe Fonda) – 10:29
"Out of the Cage" (Fonda) – 5:05
"Something from the Past" (Fonda) – 5:30
"Composition No. 168 + (147 + 63)" – 10:24
"Composition No. 136" – 10:07
"Composition No. 173" – 11:17
"Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 10:08
Personnel
Anthony Braxton – alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, flute, clarinet, contrabass clarinet
Joe Fonda – bass
References
Category:Anthony Braxton live albums
Category:1998 live albums
Category:1998 collaborative albums
Category:Clean Feed Records albums