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 – All Music
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KENNY WHEELERtrumpet
DAVE HOLLANDbass
JEROME COOPER drums
RICHARD TEITELBAUMmoog synthesizer
JULIUS HEMPHILLalto saxophone
OLIVER LAKEtenor saxophone
HAMIET BLUIETTbaritone saxophone
LEROY JENKINSviolin
ANTHONY BRAXTON alto, soprano & sopranino saxophones, flute, clarinet & contrabass clarinet
Music composed by Anthony Braxton
Recorded at Generation Sound Studio, New York City on September 27 and October 16, 1974
Arista 4032
1. Cut One
2. Cut Two
3. Cut Three
4. Cut Four
5. Cut Five
6. Cut Six
KENNY WHEELERtrumpet
DAVE HOLLANDbass
JEROME COOPER drums
RICHARD TEITELBAUMmoog synthesizer
JULIUS HEMPHILLalto saxophone
OLIVER LAKEtenor saxophone
HAMIET BLUIETTbaritone saxophone
LEROY JENKINSviolin
ANTHONY BRAXTON alto, soprano & sopranino saxophones, flute, clarinet & contrabass clarinet
Music composed by Anthony Braxton
Recorded at Generation Sound Studio, New York City on September 27 and October 16, 1974
Arista 4032