Seven Compositions 1978

Seven Compositions 1978 is an album by composer Anthony Braxton recorded in Paris in 1979 by a quartet and originally released on the Moers Music label.[1][2][3]

Seven Compositions 1978
Studio album by
Anthony Braxton
Released1980
RecordedNovember 1979
StudioP.A.L.M. Studio, Paris
GenreJazz
Length39:39
LabelMoers Music
momu 01066
ProducerBurkhard Hennen
Anthony Braxton chronology
Anthony Braxton / Robert Schumann String Quartet
(1979)		 Seven Compositions 1978
(1980)		 Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists (1980)
(1980)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick stated: "Seven Compositions (1978) is, overall, a fine documentation of one of Braxton's less heralded bands and a fine compendium of works in its own right, providing a good portrait of the state of his musical concerns at the time."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton are graphically titled and the following attempts to translate the title to text.

  1. "2643 K-8--W-B [Composition 69 G]" - 7:25
  2. "W6 4N R6 AH0 [Composition 40 F]" - 9:55
  3. "36 SB7 M-36 [Composition 69 M]" - 3:14
  4. "ANNF (GM-6)--30 [Composition 40 D]" - 5:28
  5. "F04(G)WN OQO-26-- [Composition 40 I]" - 3:57
  6. "---(W6 N6) - K8-4 [Composition 69 H]" - 7:35
  7. "---GM2 (OSM-40) - GRK [Composition 69 K]" - 2:05

Personnel

References
  1. Anthony Braxton discography accessed November 3, 2016
  2. Moers Music discography accessed November 3, 2016
  3. Anthony Braxton Catalog accessed November 3, 2016
  4. Olewnick, Brian. Seven Compositions (1978) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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