1976 studio album by Anthony Braxton
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.
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]
All compositions by Anthony Braxton
"Piece 1" - 5:12
"Piece 2" - 7:37
"Piece 3" - 6:45
"Piece 4" - 6:28
"Piece 5" - 7:21
"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.
Anthony Braxton - sopranino saxophone , alto saxophone , contrabass saxophone , clarinet , contrabass clarinet , flute
Roscoe Mitchell - flute, soprano saxophone , alto saxophone, bass saxophone
Seldon Powell - alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Ronald Bridgewater - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Bruce Johnstone - bass clarinet , baritone saxophone
Leo Smith - trumpet (tracks 2-5), conductor (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
Cecil Bridgewater , Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
Jon Faddis - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Garrett List , George E. Lewis - trombone
Earl McIntyre, Jack Jeffers - bass trombone
Jonathan Dorn - tuba
Muhal Richard Abrams - piano (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), conductor (track 6)
Frederic Rzewski - piano, bass drum
Richard Teitelbaum - synthesizer
Karl Berger - glockenspiel , vibraphone , xylophone , chimes
Dave Holland - bass , cello
Barry Altschul - snare drum , bells , chimes , gong , percussion
Philip Wilson - cymbal , percussion
Warren Smith - drums , tympani
^ Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 16, 2011
^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 16, 2011
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 815.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 80.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN 0-394-72643-X .