Duets 1976

Duets 1976
Studio album by Anthony Braxton and Muhal Richard Abrams
Released 1976
Recorded August 1 & 2, 1976 at Bearsville Sound Studios, Woodstock, NY
Genre Jazz
Length 41:36
Label Arista AL 4101
Producer Michael Cuscuna
Anthony Braxton chronology
Elements of Surprise
(1976)		 Duets 1976
(1976)		 Time Zones
(1976)

Duets 1976 is an album by saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton and pianist Muhal Richard Abrams recorded in 1976 and released on the Arista label.[1][2] The album features three compositions by Braxton, two jazz standards and one improvisation and was subsequently included on The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton released by Mosaic Records in 2008.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick states "The results are mixed, with a somewhat ragged approach balanced by enthusiastic playing and an intriguing choice of material".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except as indicated

  1. "Miss Ann" (Eric Dolphy) - 4:10
  2. "Composition 60: 37 78 64" - 10:21
  3. "Composition 40P: 327 04M" - 7:02
  4. "Maple Leaf Rag" (Scott Joplin) - 3:38
  5. "Composition 62: 36 MK-74 128" - 13:13
  6. "Nickie" (Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Braxton) - 3:12

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Anthony Braxton discography accessed March 20, 2015
  2. ↑ Anthony Braxton catalog accessed March 20, 2015
  3. 1 2 Olewnick, B., Allmusic Review accessed March 20, 2015
  4. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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