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19 [Solo] Compositions, 1988 Live album Anthony Braxton 19 -Solo- Compositions, 1988.jpg 1989 April 8 & 16, 1988 Killian Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA) Jazz 54:36 New AlbionNA 023 Joel Gordon and Foster Reed Anthony Braxton Zurich Concerts 1988 Solo (London) 1988 1988
19 [Solo] Compositions, 1988 is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton featuring solo performances recorded in 1988 and released on the New Albion label.Anthony Braxton discography https://web.archive.org/web/20120911043319/http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm 2012-09-11 accessed November 11, 2016Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed November 11, 2016
Reception
Allmusic 4 5Scott Yanow album mw0000206032 Anthony Braxton: 19 Solo Compositions – Review November 11, 2016
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated:
These live concerts feature Anthony Braxton on 19 selections, each of which explore a different idea or mood. ... Although free in spots, Braxton's performances also have their own logic and are quite concise. Scott Yanow album mw0000206032 Anthony Braxton: 19 Solo Compositions – Review November 11, 2016
Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.
"138A (ballade)" - 2:57
"106D (relationship)" - 3:25
"118F (buzz logic)" - 2:46
"138B (african violets)" 2:26
"77G (whole)" - 3:14
"118A (intervallic)" - 3:17
"138C (long)" - 2:25
"106J (pointillistic)" - 2:40
"77C (triplet diatonic)" - 3:05
"26F (104/M kelvin)" - 1:50
"You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:17
"119I (+99E) (medium dance)" - 1:47
"119G (multiphonic)" - 1:58
"Round 'Bout Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 2:44
"99B (line)" - 3:47
"106A (quarter)" - 2:56
"138D (ballade)" - 2:17
"Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 5:10
"106C (triadic spiral)" - 3:04
Recorded at Killian Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 8, 1988 (tracks 1–16) and Intersection for the Arts in San Francisco, CA on April 16, 1988 (tracks 17–19)
Personnel
Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone
References
Category:Anthony Braxton live albums
Category:1989 live albums