Creative Orchestra Music 1976

1976 studio album by Anthony Braxton

Creative Orchestra Music 1976

Studio album by

Anthony Braxton

Released| 1976
Recorded| February 1976
Genre| Jazz
Length| 40:03
Label| Arista
Producer| Michael Cuscuna
Anthony Braxton chronology
| Five Pieces 1975
(1975)  | Creative Orchestra Music 1976
(1976)  | Elements of Surprise
(1976)

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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[edit]

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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [5]

## Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

* 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

## References[edit]

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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Discography

Studio albums|

* 3 Compositions of New Jazz
* For Alto
* Anthony Braxton
* This Time...
* The Complete Braxton
* Together Alone
* Donna Lee
* Saxophone Improvisations Series F
* Four Compositions (1973)
* In the Tradition
* In the Tradition Volume 2
* Trio and Duet
* New York, Fall 1974
* Five Pieces 1975
* Creative Orchestra Music 1976
* Duets 1976
* Duets
* For Four Orchestras
* For Trio
* Birth and Rebirth
* Seven Compositions 1978
* Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979
* For Two Pianos
* Composition 98
* Composition No. 96
* Six Compositions: Quartet
* Open Aspects '82
* Six Duets (1982)
* Four Compositions (Quartet) 1983
* Six Compositions (Quartet) 1984
* Seven Standards (1985) Vols. 1 & 2
* Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986
* Six Monk's Compositions (1987)
* Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988
* A Memory of Vienna
* Eight (+3) Tristano Compositions, 1989: For Warne Marsh
* Duets: Hamburg 1991
* Willisau (Quartet) 1991
* 4 (Ensemble) Compositions 1992
* Four Compositions (GTM) 2000
* Beyond Quantum

Live albums|

* Town Hall 1972
* Solo: Live at Moers Festival
* Quartet: Live at Moers Festival
* First Duo Concert
* Elements of Surprise
* Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976
* Dortmund (Quartet) 1976
* The Montreux/Berlin Concerts
* Quintet (Basel) 1977
* Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978
* One in Two – Two in One
* Performance (Quartet) 1979
* Anthony Braxton / Robert Schumann String Quartet
* Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists (1980)
* Solo (Pisa) 1982
* Quartet (London) 1985
* Quartet (Birmingham) 1985
* Quartet (Coventry) 1985
* 19 (Solo) Compositions, 1988
* Ensemble (Victoriaville) 1988
* 2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988
* Eugene (1989)
* Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989
* Willisau (Quartet) 1991
* 10 Compositions (Duet) 1995
* Duo (Victoriaville) 2005
* Trio (Victoriaville) 2007
* 9 Standards (Quartet) 1993
* Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993
* Two Compositions (Trio) 1998
* 23 Standards (Quartet) 2003
* 20 Standards (Quartet) 2003
* 19 Standards (Quartet) 2003

With Circle|

* Paris Concert
* Circling In
* Circulus

With Creative
Construction Company|

* Creative Construction Company
* Creative Construction Company Vol. II

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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