Duo (Leipzig) 1993 Explained

Duo (Leipzig) 1993
Type:Live album
Artist:Anthony Braxton and Ted Reichman
Cover:Duo (Leipzig) 1993.jpg
Released:1993
Recorded:December 8, 1993
Venue:Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
Genre:Jazz
Length:66:06
Label:Music & Arts
CD 848
Chronology:Anthony Braxton
Prev Title:Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project 1993
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Composition No. 174
Next Year:1994

Duo (Leipzig) 1993 is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton with accordionist/pianist Ted Reichman recorded in 1993 for the Music & Arts label.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "the pairing just doesn't work. The reason is a simple one: Reichman is too in awe of his professor to give him a run for his money, though he is sufficiently gifted enough to perhaps do just that. He stilts himself, which in turn, stilts Braxton (or worse, doesn't). When the professor is working from a full head of steam, Reichman lays back when he should be driving in, running through Braxton's skittering skein of notes, with cascading tonal clusters of his own. But he holds himself in check, which after 20 or 30 minutes becomes frustrating – especially when you can hear how gifted Reichman is as a soloist and as a potential foil".

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

  1. "No. 101" – 20:58
  2. "No. 168" – 11:06
  3. "No. 167" – 12:38
  4. "No. 136" – 14:26
  5. "No. 86" – 6:58

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography
  2. https://www.musicandarts.com/jazz-pop-world-music/contemporaty-and-experimental-jazz/braxton-at-the-leipzig-gewandhaus.html Music & Arts: album entry
  3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/anthony-braxton/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton
  4. http://www.tedreichman.com/about/discography/ Ted Reichman discography