Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993
Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 is a double CD by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded live in 1993 and released on the hatART label in 1997.[1]
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 19 July 1993 | |||
| Venue | Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 185:06 | |||
| Label | hatART CD 2-6190 | |||
| Producer | Larry Blood | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states "This double CD documents with a finality just what the quartet had achieved in its eight years together. Braxton had realized within this group of musicians a goal he had previously thought unattainable: the ability to interchange any composition from any of his periods with any other -- and within each other -- in a small group setting. And given the far-reaching musical tenets each of these "sets of compositions" notated by tracks are, that is no mean feat".[2] The JazzTimes review by John Murph enthused "this exhausting yet fascinating two-disc adventure transports the listener to a cubist realm of terse tonal manipulations, extreme volume dynamics, and controlled collective chaos".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Braxton.
Disc one
- "Comp. 159 + (30 + 108a) / Comp. 40(o) / Comp. 69f / Comp. 173 / Comp. 69(o) / Comp. 52" - 76:06
Disc two
- "Comp. 172 / Comp. 161 / Comp. 69m / Comp. 23c / Comp. 124 + (108c + 147)" - 69:00
Personnel
- Anthony Braxton - reeds
- Marilyn Crispell - piano
- Mark Dresser - bass
- Gerry Hemingway - drums, percussion, vibraphone, marimba
References
- Anthony Braxton discography accessed March 20, 2015
- Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed March 20, 2015
- Murph, J., JazzTimes Review, November 1997