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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Performance 9-1-1979

One of several outstanding live small-group records Braxton recorded in the mid-to-late 1970s (with Dortmund 1976 the (not unjustly) most heralded), Performance was issued initially on LP as Performance 9/1/1979, and was first issued on CD as Performance (Quartet) 1979.

It has been unavailable for years, and has recently been reissued by HatHut/HatOlogy. http://www.hathut.com/covers/610b.gif

Good news, good news.

I'll give my copy a listen soon and try to collect my thoughts about this recording.

McC. S.

Braxtothon Master List

october '07 braxtothon, phase one:

introduction/ground rules etc

day one/1 - 3 compositions of new jazz

day one/int.1 - for alto

- see also gap filling, part one

day one/2 - silence

day one/int.2 - the 8th of july 1969

day two/1 - circle - circulus
- also comp. 6f* from another date (early circle/circling in)

day two/2 - the complete braxton 1971 (disc one)

day three/1 - the complete braxton 1971 (disc two)

day three/2 - circle - paris concert (selections)
- also news from the 70s, session one

october '07 braxtothon, phase two:

day four - creative music orchestra (1972)

day five (...)/1 - town hall duo (news..., session two)

day five (...)/2 - town hall trio

day five (...)/3 - town hall quintet

day five/int. - conference of the birds
(WARNING: you probably go to hell if you read this one)

day six/1 - four compositions (1973)
- see also here for specific (attempted) analysis of comp. 23m*

day six/2/pt.1 - châteauvallon 1973 (radio broadcast)

day six/2/pt.2 - châteauvallon 1973 (encore)
- also news from the 70s, session three

day seven/1 - solo - live at moers festival

day seven/2 - live at moers festival (quartet)

bailey day - first duo concert (set one)/royal vol. 1

there was also the following detour:
braxton & mario pavone, nine duets (1993)

braxtothon phase three

introduction

session 001 preamble

session 001, take one: new york, fall 1974

session 001, take two

session 001, take three

session 002: comp. 23e (news from the 70s)

session 003: five pieces 1975

conclusions so far

how week one happened
(- an experiment that was not repeated)

1976 introduction

session 005: creative orchestra music 1976

session 006: comp. 6f (wildflowers)/elements of surprise

extra session: the '76 "special quintet"

session 007: duets 1976 (w/abrams)

interludes: time zones/company 2

recap

session 008: donaueschingen (duo) 1976

session 009: graz '76 (bootleg - NB music files are long dead)

braxtothon phase four

fill-in: bremen, 1975 (bootleg)

session 004: montreux (out-of-sequence)

session 010, context: dortmund

session 010, details (1): quartet (dortmund) 1976

session 010, details (2): more dortmund

session 011a: berlin (quartets)

session 011b: berlin (creative orch.)

final conclusions on volume one

there was also this:

gap filling, part two: (first byg album)
(- fills a hole in phase one, but was written rather later)

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