Creative Orchestra Music 1976 is an album by American jazz saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1976 and released on the Arista label.[1] The album was subsequently included on The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton released by Mosaic Records in 2008.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating that "this is one of Braxton's most interesting recordings... There are quite a few memorable moments on this program."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton

  1. "Piece 1" - 5:12
  2. "Piece 2" - 7:37
  3. "Piece 3" - 6:45
  4. "Piece 4" - 6:28
  5. "Piece 5" - 7:21
  6. "Piece 6" - 6:40
  • Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York in February 1976

The original titles of the pieces were cryptic diagrams with letters and numbers.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 16, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 16, 2011
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 815.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 80.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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