Quartet (London) 1985 Explained

Quartet (London) 1985 is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in England by BBC Radio 3 in 1985 and first released on the Leo label as a limited edition 3LP Box Set in 1988 before being released as a double CD in 1990.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stewart Mason stated "the resulting music is completely fascinating".

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

Disc one

1. First set - 56:10
   1. "Composition 122 (+ 108 A)"
   2. "Composition 40 (O)"
   3. "Collage Form Structure"
   4. "Composition 52"
   5. "Composition 86 (+ 32 + 96)"
   6. "Piano Solo from Composition 30"
   7. "Composition 115"

Disc two

1. Second set - 65:30
   1. "Composition 105 A"
   2. "Percussion Solo from Composition 96"
   3. "Composition 40 F"
   4. "Composition 121"
   5. "Composition 116"

Personnel

• Anthony Braxton – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, C melody saxophone, sopranino saxophone
• Marilyn Crispell – piano
• Mark Dresser – bass
• Gerry Hemingway – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography
2. http://www.leorecords.com/?m=select&id=CD_LR_200/201 Leo Records discography
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/anthony-braxton/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton
4. http://www.jazzdisco.org/anthony-braxton/catalog/#leo-records-lr-414-415-416 Anthony Braxton catalog