Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986

Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1986 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986
Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedJuly 2–3, 1986
StudioBarigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy
GenreJazz
Length42:25
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Anthony Braxton chronology
Quartet (Coventry) 1985
(1985)
Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986
(1986)
The Aggregate
(1986)

Reception edit

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating "By the time of this mid-'80s quartet date, Braxton was just starting to get better compensated for his music and was also formalizing his heady compositional formula; this advance was helped along considerably by his stellar quartet... Knotty music to be sure, but some of Braxton's most rewarding".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

  1. "Composition No. 131" - 6:45
  2. "Composition No. 99" - 5:50
  3. "Composition No. 124" - 9:05
  4. "Composition No. 122" - 9:20
  5. "Composition No. 101" - 11:25

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Anthony Braxton discography Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 27, 2011
  2. ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 27, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.