The Montreux/Berlin Concerts

The Montreux/Berlin Concerts
The Montreux Berlin Concerts.jpg
Live album by
Released1977
RecordedJuly 20, 1975 and November 4 & 6, 1976
GenreJazz
Length86:54
LabelArista
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Anthony Braxton chronology
Dortmund (Quartet) 1976
(1976)
The Montreux/Berlin Concerts
(1977)
Duets
(1976)

The Montreux/Berlin Concerts is a double album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1975 and 1976 and released on the Arista label.[1][2] Sides 1-3 were subsequently released on CD as Anthony Braxton Live in 1987 and all tracks were included on The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton released by Mosaic Records in 2008.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars stating "the interplay between these masterful musicians (making expert use of space and dynamics) sometimes borders on miraculous... this music is highly recommended and by itself demonstrates the greatness and uniqueness of Anthony Braxton's music".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

  1. "Z WBN D3B" - 8:50
  2. "H-46M...B-BW4" - 3:07
  3. "84 Deg. -Kelvin - 6" - 7:03
  4. "72 Deg. -Kelvin..L" - 6:33
  5. "337-4 46842 BFG-12" - 8:18
  6. "CM=B05-7" - 5:29
  7. "29 M 36" - 23:44 Omitted from the 1987 CD rerelease
  • Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on 20 July 1975 (tracks 1-3), and at the Berlin Jazz Days in Germany on November 4, 1976 (tracks 4-6) and November 6, 1976 (track 7).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 14, 2011
  2. ^ Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology accessed November 7, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2011
  4. ^ 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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