Composition No. 174 Explained

Composition No. 174
Type:Live album
Artist:Anthony Braxton
Cover:Composition No. 174.jpg
Released:December 1994
Recorded:February 6, 1994
Venue:Music Theatre at the Arizona State University of Music, Tempe, AZ
Genre:Jazz
Length:44:55
Label:Leo
CD LR 217
Producer:Leo Feigin
Chronology:Anthony Braxton
Prev Title:Duo (Leipzig) 1993
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Duo (Wesleyan) 1994
Next Year:1994

Composition No. 174 (subtitled For Ten Percussionists, Slide Projections, Constructed Environment And Tape) is a live album by composer and conductor Anthony Braxton with the Arizona State University Percussion Ensemble recorded in Arizona in 1994 and released on the Leo label.[1] [2] [3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "Without a doubt, this is Anthony Braxton at his most abstract. ... This work, though conceived by one of the most truly brilliant men of the 20th century, Composition No. 174 is proof that human beings are fallible. It may be art, but that doesn't make it enjoyable; it's duller than radio static".

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

  1. "Composition No. 174" – 44:55

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography
  2. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/anthony-braxton/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton
  3. http://www.leorecords.com/?m=select&id=CD_LR_217 Leo Records Catalog