ANTHONY BRAXTON - New York, Fall 1974 (1975) lp | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Anthony Braxton, who switches here between alto, flute, clarinet, sopranino and contrabass clarinet, is heard interpreting six of his originals in a wide variety of settings. Most accessible are his three performances with a quartet also including trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jerome Cooper. Braxton also adds violinist Leroy Jenkins to the group on one piece and has a duet with Richard Teitelbaum's moog synthesizer. However, the most historic performance is by an unaccompanied saxophone quartet consisting of Braxton, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and Hamiet Bluiett; this band (with David Murray in Braxton's place) would soon emerge as The World Saxophone Quartet. The wide amount of variety on this set makes this album a perfect introduction to Anthony Braxton's potentially forbidding but logical music. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
A1    Cut One 8:50
Alto Saxophone – Anthony Braxton
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler
A2    Cut Two 3:07
Flute – Anthony Braxton
Trumpet [Muted] – Kenny Wheeler
A3    Cut Three 7:03
Alto Saxophone – Anthony Braxton
Trumpet – Kenny Wheeler
B1    Cut One 6:33
Clarinet – Anthony Braxton
Synthesizer [Moog] – Richard Teitelbaum
B2    Cut Two 8:18
Alto Saxophone – Julius Hemphill
Baritone Saxophone – Hamiet Bluiett
Sopranino Saxophone – Anthony Braxton
Tenor Saxophone – Oliver Lake
B3    Cut Three 5:29
Contrabass Clarinet – Anthony Braxton
Percussion – Jerome Cooper
Trumpet [Muted] – Kenny Wheeler
Violin – Leroy Jenkins