Six Compositions: Quartet
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| Six Compositions: Quartet | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | October 21 & 22, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Generation Sound Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:41 | |||
| Label | Antilles AN 1005 | |||
| Producer | Anthony Braxton | |||
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Six Compositions: Quartet is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton, recorded in 1981 and released on the Antilles label.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Braxton seems quite comfortable playing this complex music, and his diagrams (which serve as song titles) are actually fairly humorous."[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Anthony Braxton are graphically titled and the following attempts to translate the title to text.
- "Unpk X [Composition No. 40B]" - 7:09
- "Eggg (Mc- [Composition No. 69N]" - 7:52
- "Pzq M C Wh [Composition No. 34]" - 6:17
- "Dk(Rhx) T U Gil-6 [Composition No. 40A]" - 9:04
- "M R Rjm D [Composition No. 40G]" - 5:00
- "G-Ho Mhh Rwp [Composition No. 52]" - 6:11
Personnel[edit]
- Anthony Braxton – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, E♭ soprano saxophone, contrabass clarinet
- Anthony Davis - piano
- Mark Helias - bass
- Ed Blackwell - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Anthony Braxton discography accessed November 3, 2016
- ^ Jazzlists: Antilles 1000 series discography accessed November 1, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Six Compositions: Quartet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
