Twelve Compositions

1994 live album by Anthony Braxton Quartet

Twelve Compositions

Live album by

Anthony Braxton Quartet

Released| 1994
Recorded| July 13, 14 & 16, 1993
Venue| Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
Genre| Jazz
Length| 156:41
Label| Music & Arts
CD-835
Producer| Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton chronology
| Duo (London) 1993
(1993)  | Twelve Compositions
(1994)  | Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993
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Twelve Compositions (subtitled Recorded Live in July 1993 at Yoshi's in Oakland California) is a double CD live album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton, recorded at Yoshi's in 1993 and released on the Music & Arts label.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]
Allmusic| [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Not only do the musicians tackle a dozen of Braxton's complicated originals, but during part of four of them, individual members are assigned the task of playing a different composition than the rest of the group. Obviously this is not music to be taken lightly or merely played in the background. However, listeners with the time and interest will find much to enjoy in the very lively explorations from these masterful musicians".[3] Another by Thom Jurek said "In all, this double-disc set shows how wide-ranging the Braxton Quartet could be, and how these stellar musicians transformed avant-garde ensemble playing in America, if not the world over".[4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

1. "Composition No. 48" - 13:26
2. "Composition No. 23M (+108C)" - 14:35
3. "Composition No. 32" - 5:45
4. "Composition No. 66 (+135)" - 10:06
5. "Composition No. 160" - 10:52
6. "Composition No. 158" - 6:15
7. "Composition No. 140" - 14:32
8. "Composition No. 69J (+30+108D)" - 14:05
9. "Composition No. 20 + 86" - 10:11
10. "Composition No. 171" - 19:20
11. Composition No. 23C" - 7:47
12. "Composition No. 105B" - 9:53

* Recorded July 13, 1993 (track 7), July, 14, 1993 (tracks 1-6) and July 16, 1993 (tracks 8-12) at Yoshi's Keystone Korner in Oakland, California.

## Personnel

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* Anthony Braxton – alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
* Marilyn Crispell \- piano
* Mark Dresser \- bass
* Gerry Hemingway \- drums, percussion, vibraphone, marimba

## References

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1. ^ Anthony Braxton discography, accessedate November 14, 2016
2. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed November 9, 2016
3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Twelve Compositions: Oakland, July 1993 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
4. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Live at Yoshi's, Oakland, 1993 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
5. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 162\. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

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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

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