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Anthony Braxton: Four Compositions (GTM) 2000
ByThe first tune is quirky. A march beat has Braxton sailing into the atmosphere on the airy fulminations of the flute. The rhythm shifts and he blows convoluted whorls on the sax before it shifts into a march again. The spectre of his vision brings in minimalism, an intuitive conversation within the quartet, a flurry of notes and, glory be, a very discernible and becoming melody. Each shift is smooth and articulate, but there is no guessing which way they will go. Surprise is a becoming element!
The last tune is a slow burner. Braxton’s squiggles and plops and then wafts on elongated lines. Fragmentation and circumspection explode, the soundscape is in constant shift, describing trajectory and dip, and motion is the child of intuition and invention. Braxton and his band come up with a soul stirring and mind jiggling experience.
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Track Listing
Composition 242; Composition 243; Composition 244; Composition 245
Personnel
Anthony Braxton
woodwindsAnthony Braxton
Album information
Title: Four Compositions (GTM) 2000 | Year Released: 2003 | Record Label: Delmark Records
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