23 Standards (Quartet) 2003 Explained

23 Standards (Quartet) 2003
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Anthony Braxton
Cover:	23 Standard (Quartet) 2003.jpg
Released:	June 2004
Recorded:	February 19 to November 20, 2003 in Europe
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	270:55
Label:	Leo LR 402/405
Producer:	Anthony Braxton and Leo Feigin
Chronology:	Anthony Braxton
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23 Standards (Quartet) 2003 is a live album 4CD box set by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in Europe in 2003 and released on the Leo label in 2004^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Guardian's review by John Fordham states:All About Jazz reviewer Rex Butters felt:

Track listing

Disc One:

1. "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn) - 16:50
2. "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) - 11:36
3. "Desafinado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 4:35
4. "26-1" (John Coltrane) - 11:15
5. "Why Shouldn't I" (Cole Porter) - 10:42
6. "Giant Steps" (Coltrane) - 12:32

Disc Two:

1. "Tangerine" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) - 14:35
2. "Black Orpheus" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 13:53
3. "Round Midnight" (Monk) - 13:03
4. "Ju—Ju" (Wayne Shorter) - 10:26
5. "After You've Gone" (Turner Layton, Henry Creamer) - 17:16

Disc Three:

1. "Everything I Love" (Porter) - 12:24
2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 11:09
3. "It's a Raggy Waltz" (Dave Brubeck) - 10:12
4. "Countdown" (Coltrane) - 12:08
5. "Blue in Green" (Bill Evans) - 5:11
6. "Beatrice" (Sam Rivers) - 9:27

Disc Four:

1. "Only The Lonely" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:37
2. "Recorda Me" (Joe Henderson) - 15:52
3. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 17:00
4. "I'll Be Easy to Find" (Bart Howard) - 11:29
5. "Three to Get Ready" (Brubeck) - 10:29
6. "Dolphin Dance" (Herbie Hancock) - 10:47

• Recorded on February 19 at De Singel in Antwerp, Belgium (Disc Three: track 5 and Disc Four: track 2), on February 22 at Flagey in Brussels, Belgium (Disc One: tracks 5 & 6), on November 15 at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Disc Two: tracks 1-4 & Disc Three: tracks 1-4), on November 17 at Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, Italy (Disc Three: track 6), on November 18 at the Roma Jazz Festival in, Rome, Italy (Disc One: tracks 1-4), on November 19 at Culturgest in Lisbon, Portugal (Disc Four: tracks 3-5), and on November 20 at Auditorio da Universidade de Minho in Guimaraes, Portugal (Disc Two: track 5 and Disc Four: tracks 1 & 6)

Personnel

• Anthony Braxton - reeds
• Kevin O'Neil - guitar
• Andy Eulau - bass
• Kevin Norton - percussion

Sources

• Web site: Butters . R. . All About Jazz Review . January 26, 2005.

Notes and References

1. http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography
2. http://leorecords.com/?m=select&id=CD_LR_402/405 Leo Records discography