ANTHONY BRAXTON | STEWART GILLMOR DUO — 14 Compositions (Traditional) 1996 (1998) FLAC (tracks), lossless

It seemed that Anthony Braxton has done it all, but this recording of fourteen tunes from the first half of the century is a major addition to Braxton's remarkable discography. Here, he takes old standards, songs like "Ja Da," "Star Dust," and "Rosetta," and gives them new twists. The variety is astonishing, as Braxton and Gillmor try every variation imaginable. Thus, "Star Dust" has Braxton on alto sax with Gillmor in unison on French horn, while "Rosetta" finds Braxton romping through an energized variation with Gillmor playing it straight on piano. With Braxton alternating among soprano, alto, tenor, and bass saxophones, plus flute, clarinet, and contrabass clarinet, and Gillmor chiming in on piano, trumpet, and French horn, the combinations are endless. Often the melodies and solos are true to the era, though there are enough surprises to make this an entirely entertaining and fascinating collection. Steve Loewy
Tracklist :
1    Rosetta 4:20
Words By, Music By – Earl Hines, Henri Woode
2    Kansas City Man Blues 5:18
Words By, Music By – Clarence Johnson, Clarence Williams
3    Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans 3:30
Music By – Louis Alter
Words By – Eddie De Lange
4    Blue, Turning Grey Over You 3:50
Music By – Andy Razaf, Thomas Fats Waller
Words By – Andy Razaf
5    Skylark 6:15
Music By – Hoagy Carmichael
Words By – Johnny Mercer
6    Battle Cry 0:59
Words By, Music By – Clifford L. Waite
7    Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll 4:12
Music By – Clarence Williams
Words By – Spencer Williams
8    In A Sentimental Mood 4:11
Words By, Music By – Edward Kennedy Ellington
9    I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 4:29
Music By – Fred E. Ahlert
Words By – Joe J. Young
10    Star Dust 6:18
Music By – Hoagy Carmichael
11    The Memphis Blues 5:24
Words By, Music By – William Christopher Handy
12    Some Day You'll Be Sorry 6:19
Words By, Music By – Louis Armstrong
13    Blues My Naughty Sweetie Give To Me 6:57
Words By, Music By – Arthur Swanstone, Carey Morgan, Charles R. McCarron
14    Ja Da 1:56
Words By, Music By – Bob Carleton
Credits :
Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Anthony Braxton (pistas: 2, 7, 10, 11, 13)
Bass Saxophone [Bass Sax] – Anthony Braxton (pistas: 13, 14)
Clarinet – Anthony Braxton (pistas: 5)
Contrabass Clarinet – Anthony Braxton (pistas: 3, 6)
Flute – Anthony Braxton (pistas: 4, 12)
French Horn – Stewart Gillmor (pistas: 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 14)
Piano – Stewart Gillmor (pistas: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13)
Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax] – Anthony Braxton (pistas: 1, 8, 9)
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Anthony Braxton (pistas: 7)
Trumpet – Stewart Gillmor (pistas: 12, 13)