Duo (London) 1993 Explained

Duo (London) 1993
Type:Live album
Artist:Anthony Braxton and Evan Parker
Cover:Duo (London) 1993.jpg
Released:1993
Recorded:May 23, 1993
Venue:London Jazz Festival, Bloomsbury Theatre, Camden, England
Genre:Jazz
Length:47:39
Label:Leo
CD LR 193
Producer:Leo Feigin
Chronology:Anthony Braxton
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Duo (London) 1993 is a live album featuring performances by saxophonists Anthony Braxton and Evan Parker which was recorded at the Bloomsbury Theatre as part of the 1993 London Jazz Festival and released on the Leo label.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick stated "A live duo performance by musicians of this extraordinarily high caliber occasionally results in something incredible but perhaps more often describes a battle of egos with neither side giving in. In this case, the participants appeared willing to compromise and to some extent lay aside their commitment to the vast and idiosyncratic musical structures that they had developed over the year. If the recording still fails to live up to impossibly high expectations, it is nonetheless a fine album on its own merits".

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton and Evan Parker.

  1. "ParkBrax ≠ 1" – 14:26
  2. "BraxPark ≠ 2" – 6:24
  3. "ParkBrax ≠ 3" – 7:09
  4. "BraxPark ≠ 4" – 9:36
  5. "ParkBrax ≠ 5" – 9:59

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leorecords.com/?m=select&id=CD_LR_193 Leo Records: album entry
  2. http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography
  3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/anthony-braxton/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton
  4. http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/labels/leo/lr193.html Evan Parker discography