Five Pieces 1975 Explained

Five Pieces 1975
Type:	Album
Artist:	Anthony Braxton
Cover:	Five Pieces 1975.jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	July 1–2, 1975
Studio:	Generation Sound, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:24
Label:	Arista AB 4064
Producer:	Michael Cuscuna
Chronology:	Anthony Braxton
Prev Title:	New York, Fall 1974
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Creative Orchestra Music 1976
Next Year:	1976

Five Pieces 1975 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1975 and released on the Arista label.^{[1] [2]} The album was subsequently 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 4½ stars stating "The tightness of his very alert and versatile group and the strength of the compositions make this one of Anthony Braxton's most rewarding records of the mid-1970s".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

1. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 7:09
   
   
2. - 4:35
   
   
3. - 8:05
   
   
4. - 17:17
   
   
5. - 3:23

• Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York on July 1 (track 1) & July 2 (tracks 2-5), 1975

Personnel

• Anthony Braxton - sopranino saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, flute, alto flute
• Kenny Wheeler - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Dave Holland - bass
• Barry Altschul - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Braxton/brax-1971-1979.php Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2011