Anthony Braxton: For Alto (delmark)

A rare set of duets between these two Chicago avant jazz giants - recorded in 1971, when the influence of the AACM's time in Paris was being felt strongly in their return to the windy city. Apart from the usual mad array of instruments that you'd expect from these players - like Braxton on clarinet, alto, piano, and voice; and Jarman on saxes and percussion - some tracks also feature Jarman playing synthesizer, which adds in a very strange element to the session. Titles include "Together Alone", "Morning", "Dawn Dance One", and a few Braxton compositions with difficult names!

Roscoe Mitchell Sextet - Sound (1966) {Delmark DE-4408 rel 2018}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 389 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 168 Mb | Artwork | 5% repair rar
© 1966, 2018 Delmark Records | DE-4408
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Free Jazz / Saxophone / Clarinet

Fifty years after Sound was first released on Delmark Records (Delmark 408), not only has music changed, our ear has changed. Music is not a universal language, as well intended but poorly informed authors like to say. The musical ear is a historical and social construct that belongs to a specific society and a specific time. A 21st century listener would be more amazed than surprised or shocked by this music; amazed by its maturity, its balance, and its sense of structure. Instead of the cataract of adjectives and superlatives this music provoked in its initial reviews, one now can justly appreciate how much of its language has become integrated into the current “historical ear”. Re-issued from the original Stu Black analog mix for the first time!