Octet (New York) 1995 is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton with an octet, recorded at the Knitting Factory in 1995 and released on his own Braxton House label.[1][2][3][4]

Ensemble (New York) 1995
Live album by
Released1997
RecordedNovember 24, 1995
VenueTri-Centric (Thanksgiving) Festival, Knitting Factory, NYC
GenreJazz
Length49:36
LabelBraxton House
BH 006
ProducerAnthony Braxton, Velibor Pedevski
Anthony Braxton chronology
Six Standards (Quintet) 1996
(1995)
Ensemble (New York) 1995
(1997)
Ensemble (New York) 1995
(1995)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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Allmusic     [5]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "This octet documentation of Anthony Braxton's "Composition 188" is solid evidence of the state of the decline of the recording industry's ability to nurture an artist -- even one of Braxton's stature -- and see to much less beyond the bottom line in order to fulfill their function as documenters of cultural history. ... A label would have allowed Braxton to hire -- rather than ask their favor -- a group of handpicked musicians for this particular work and have given them the money and the time to rehearse it adequately before recording it. That used to happen".[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Composition No. 188" (Anthony Braxton) – 58:05

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Anthony Braxton discography accessed June 13, 2017
  2. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed June 13, 2017
  3. ^ Tri-Centric Foundation Catalog accessed June 13, 2017
  4. ^ Joe Fonda discography accessed June 13, 2017
  5. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Octet (New York) 1995 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2017.