Five Pieces 1975 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1975 and released on the Arista label.[1][2] 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 4½ stars stating "The tightness of his very alert and versatile group and the strength of the compositions make this one of Anthony Braxton's most rewarding records of the mid-1970s".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStar[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

  1. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 7:09
  1. (Composition 23H) - 4:35
  1. (Composition 23G) - 8:05
  1. (Composition 23E) - 17:17
  1. (Composition 40M) - 3:23
  • Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York on July 1 (track 1) & July 2 (tracks 2–5), 1975[5]

Personnel

References

  1. Anthony Braxton discography Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 14, 2011
  2. Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology accessed November 7, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2011
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. "Anthony Braxton Discography". Jazzdisco.org.