19 (Solo) Compositions, 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.[1][2]

19 [Solo] Compositions, 1988
Live album by
Released1989
RecordedApril 8 & 16, 1988
VenueKillian Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
GenreJazz
Length54:36
LabelNew Albion
NA 023
ProducerJoel Gordon and Foster Reed
Anthony Braxton chronology
Zurich Concerts
(1988)
19 [Solo] Compositions, 1988
(1989)
Solo (London) 1988
(1988)

Reception

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Allmusic     [3]

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.

— Yanow, Scott. Anthony Braxton: 19 Solo Compositions – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

Track listing

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All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

  1. "138A (ballade)" - 2:57
  2. "106D (relationship)" - 3:25
  3. "118F (buzz logic)" - 2:46
  4. "138B (african violets)" 2:26
  5. "77G (whole)" - 3:14
  6. "118A (intervallic)" - 3:17
  7. "138C (long)" - 2:25
  8. "106J (pointillistic)" - 2:40
  9. "77C (triplet diatonic)" - 3:05
  10. "26F (104/M kelvin)" - 1:50
  11. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:17
  12. "119I (+99E) (medium dance)" - 1:47
  13. "119G (multiphonic)" - 1:58
  14. "Round 'Bout Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 2:44
  15. "99B (line)" - 3:47
  16. "106A (quarter)" - 2:56
  17. "138D (ballade)" - 2:17
  18. "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 5:10
  19. "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

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References

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  1. ^ Anthony Braxton discography Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 11, 2016
  2. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed November 11, 2016
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott. Anthony Braxton: 19 Solo Compositions – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2016.