Duo (Victoriaville) 2005
Duo (Victoriaville) 2005 is a 2006 live album of improvised music by Anthony Braxton and Fred Frith. It was recorded on May 20, 2005 at the 22nd Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Quebec, Canada,[1] and released in May 2006 by Les Disques Victo, the festival's record label.
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| Released | May 23, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | May 20, 2005 | |||
| Venue | Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Genre | Free improvisation | |||
| Length | 56:12 | |||
| Label | Les Disques Victo (Canada) | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| All About Jazz | favorable[3] |
In a review at AllMusic, Thom Jurek referred to Braxton and Frith as "two graying lions of free improvisation [and] innovation", and called their performance on the album "very inspired, playful, and in places, breathtaking". Jurek was particularly impressed with "Improvisation No 3", which he described as "wooly, but ... also so utterly intuitive and sensible it nearly feels like a composed piece".[2]
Writing in All About Jazz Kurt Gottschalk called Braxton and Frith "master improviser[s]: not quoting past masters, not riffing off each other, but simply playing with conviction and having the patience, fortitude, technique and vision to stick with and develop ideas without inflating egos". He described this collaboration as "a chance encounter that paid off royally".[3]
Track listing
All music by Anthony Braxton and Fred Frith.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Improvisation No 1" | 11:07 |
| 2. | "Improvisation No 2" | 10:53 |
| 3. | "Improvisation No 3" | 22:52 |
| 4. | "Improvisation No 4" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Improvisation No 5" | 8:02 |
Sources: Liner notes,[4] Discogs,[5] Anthony Braxton discography,[6] Fred Frith discography.[7]
Personnel
- Anthony Braxton – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, sopranino saxophone
- Fred Frith – electric guitar
Sources: Liner notes,[4] Discogs,[5] Anthony Braxton discography,[6] Fred Frith discography.[7]
References
- "22th [sic] Festival de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville". Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Jurek, Thom. "Duo (Victoriaville) 2005". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Gottschalk, Kurt (December 10, 2006). "Anthony Braxton & Fred Frith: Duo (Victoriaville)". All About Jazz. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Les Disques Victo (2006). Duo (Victoriaville) 2005 (CD liner notes). Anthony Braxton and Fred Frith.
- "Anthony Braxton & Fred Frith – Duo (Victoriaville) 2005". Discogs. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- "Anthony Braxton Discography – part 2: 1990–present". Re-Structures. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Ramond, Michel; Roussel, Patrice; Vuilleumier, Stephane. "Discography of Fred Frith". New York Downtown Scene and Other Miscellaneous Discographies. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
