Discography for jazz saxophonist

Anthony Braxton Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto. Braxton grew up on the South Side of Chica ...

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* 1968: '' 3 Compositions of New Jazz'' ( Delmark) * 1969: ''

For Alto ''For Alto'' is a jazz double- LP by composer/multi-reedist Anthony Braxton, recorded in 1969 and released on Delmark Records in 1971. Braxton performs the pieces on this album entirely on alto saxophone, with no additional musicians, instrumenta ...

'' (Delmark) * 1969: ''

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'' (Freedom) * 1969: ''

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) * 1970: '' This Time...'' (BYG Actuel) * 1971: '' Recital Paris 71'' ( Futura) * 1971: ''

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'' (Delmark,

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Joseph Jarman Joseph Jarman (September 14, 1937 – January 9, 2019) was an American jazz musician, composer, poet, and Shinshu Buddhist priest. He was one of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and a member of the ...

* 1971–1976: '' News from the 70s'' (Musica Jazz/Felmay, 1998) * 1972: ''

Saxophone Improvisations Series F ''Saxophone Improvisations Series F'' is a solo album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1972 and originally released on the French America label.

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) * 1972: ''

Town Hall 1972 ''Town Hall 1972'' is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1972 at The Town Hall in New York City and originally released on the Japanese Trio label and rereleased on the hatART label as ''Town Hall (Trio & Quin ...

'' ( Trio) * 1972: ''

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'' (America) * 1974: '' In the Tradition'' (

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) * 1974: '' In the Tradition Volume 2'' (SteepleChase) * 1974: '' Quartet: Live at Moers Festival'' (Ring) * 1974: ''

First Duo Concert ''First Duo Concert'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton and British guitarist Derek Bailey recorded in 1974 at the Wigmore Hall in London and released by Emanem.

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) with Derek Bailey * 1974: '' Trio and Duet'' ( Sackville) with

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, Leo Smith and

Richard Teitelbaum Richard Lowe Teitelbaum (May 19, 1939 – April 9, 2020) was an American composer, keyboardist, and improvisor. A student of Allen Forte, Mel Powell, and Luigi Nono, he was known for his live electronic music and synthesizer performances. He was ...

* 1974: ''

New York, Fall 1974 ''New York, Fall 1974'' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton, recorded in 1974 and released on the Arista Records, Arista label.

'' ( Arista) * 1975: '' The Montreux/Berlin Concerts'' (Arista) * 1975: '' Five Pieces 1975'' (Arista) * 1976: ''

Creative Orchestra Music 1976 ''Creative Orchestra Music 1976'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1976 and released on the Arista Records, Arista label.

'' (Arista) * 1976: ''

Elements of Surprise ''Elements of Surprise'' is a live album by saxophonist Anthony Braxton and trombonist George E. Lewis recorded at the Moers Festival in Germany in 1976 and originally released on the Moers Music label.Moers Moers (; older form: ''Mörs''; archaic Dutch language, Dutch: ''Murse'', ''Murs'' or ''Meurs'') is a German List of cities and towns in Germany, city on the western bank of the Rhine, close to Duisburg. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel (d ...

) with

George E. Lewis George Emanuel Lewis (born July 14, 1952) is an American composer, performer, and scholar of experimental music. He has been a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians ( AACM) since 1971, when he joined the organization ...

* 1976: '' Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976'' ( hatART) * 1976: ''

Dortmund (Quartet) 1976 ''Dortmund (Quartet) 1976'' is a live album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in Germany in 1976 but not released on the hatART label until 1991.

'' (HatART) * 1976: ''

Duets 1976 ''Duets 1976'' is an album by saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton and pianist Muhal Richard Abrams recorded in 1976 and released on the Arista label.

'' (Arista) with

Muhal Richard Abrams Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. He recorded and toured the Uni ...

* 1976: '' Solo: Live at Moers Festival'' (Ring) * 1977: '' Four Compositions (1973)'' (

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) * 1978: '' The Complete Braxton'' (Freedom) * 1978: ''

Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978 ''Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978'' is a live album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton. Recorded in Germany in 1978 but not released on the hatART label until 1995, the album features a live concert featuring several of Braxton' ...

'' * 1978: '' For Four Orchestras'' (Arista) * 1978: ''

Birth and Rebirth ''Birth and Rebirth'' is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach and saxophonist Anthony Braxton. It was recorded in 1978 for the Italian Black Saint/Soul Note, Black Saint label.

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) with

Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz Jazz drumming, drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in h ...

* 1978: '' For Trio'' (Arista) * 1979: ''

Performance (Quartet) 1979 ''Performance (Quartet) 1979'' is a live album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in Switzerland in 1979 and released on the hatART label.

'' (hatART) * 1979: '' Anthony Braxton / Robert Schumann String Quartet'' (Sound Aspects) * 1979: ''

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.

'' (Moers) * 1979: '' Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979'' (Arista) * 1980: '' For Two Pianos'' (Arista) * 1981: ''

Composition No. 96 ''Composition No. 96'' is an album by composer Anthony Braxton featuring his title piece, dedicated to Karlheinz Stockhausen, performed by a 37-piece orchestra and recorded in 1981 and originally released on the Leo Records, Leo label in 1989.

'' ( Leo) * 1982: ''

Open Aspects '82 ''Open Aspects '82'' is an album by saxophonist/composer/improviser Anthony Braxton and electronic musician Richard Teitelbaum which was recorded in 1982 and originally released on the hat ART label as a double LP and rereleased on CD in 1993 as ...

'' (hatART) with Richard Teitelbaum * 1982: ''

Six Duets (1982) ''Six Duets (1982)'' is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton featuring bassist John Lindberg recorded in Italy in 1982 and released on the Italian Cecma label.

'' (Cecma) with John Lindberg * 1983: '' Composition 113'' (Sound Aspects) * 1983: ''

Four Compositions (Quartet) 1983 ''Four Compositions (Quartet) 1983'' is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1983 for the Italian Black Saint label.

'' (Black Saint) * 1984: ''

Prag 1984 (Quartet Performance) ''Prag 1984 (Quartet Performance)'' is a live album by composer/saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded at the Prague International Jazz Festival in 1984 and released on the Sound Aspects label.

'' (Sound Aspects) * 1985: '' Seven Standards (1985) Vols. 1 & 2'' (Magenta) * 1985: ''

Six Compositions (Quartet) 1984 ''Six Compositions (Quartet) 1984'' is an album by the American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton, recorded in New York in 1984 and released on the Italian Black Saint label.Quartet (London) 1985'' (Leo) * 1986: ''Moment Précieux'' (Les Disques Victo) * 1986: ''

Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 ''Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986'' is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1986 for the Italian Black Saint label.

'' (Black Saint) * 1988: '' 19 (Solo) Compositions, 1988'' (

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) * 1988: ''

Ensemble (Victoriaville) 1988 ''Ensemble (Victoriaville) 1988'' is a live album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1988 and released on the Victo label.

'' ( Victo) * 1988: '' 2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988'' (Leo) with Ensemble Braxtonia * 1988: ''Solo (London) 1988'' (Impetus) * 1988: '' A Memory of Vienna'' with

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* 1987: ''

Six Monk's Compositions (1987) ''Six Monk's Compositions (1987)'' is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1987 for the Italian Black Saint label.

'' (Black Saint) * 1988: ''Kol Nidre'' (Sound Aspects) with Andrew Voigt * 1988: '' Zurich Concerts'' ( Intakt) with the London Jazz Composers Orchestra * 1988: ''

The Aggregate ''The Aggregate'' is a live album by the Rova Saxophone Quartet and Anthony Braxton recorded in California in 1986 and 1988 for the Sound Aspects label.

'' (Sound Aspects) with

Rova Saxophone Quartet Rova Saxophone Quartet is an American, San Francisco-based saxophone quartet, formed in October 1977. The name "Rova" is an acronym formed from the last initials of the founding members: Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Andrew Voigt, and Bruce Ackley. Wh ...

* 1989: ''

Eugene (1989) ''Eugene (1989)'' is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton with the Northwest Creative Orchestra recorded at the University of Oregon in 1989 for the Italian Black Saint label.Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 ''Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989'' is a live album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in France in 1989 and released on the Hathut Records, hatART label.

'' (hatART) * 1989: '' Duets Vancouver 1989'' (

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) with

Marilyn Crispell Marilyn Crispell (born March 30, 1947) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Scott Yanow described her as "a powerful player... who has her own way of using space... She is near the top of her field." Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrot ...

* 1990: ''

Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988 ''Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988'' is an album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1982 and 1988 and released on the hatART label in 1989.

'' (hatART) * 1990: '' Eight (+3) Tristano Compositions, 1989: For Warne Marsh'' (hatART) * 1991: '' Duets: Hamburg 1991'' (Music & Arts) with Peter Niklas Wilson * 1991: '' Duo (Amsterdam) 1991'' (

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) with Georg Gräwe * 1991: '' 2 Compositions (Ensemble) 1989/1991'' (hatART) * 1991: '' Six Compositions: Quartet'' (

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) * 1991: ''

Willisau (Quartet) 1991 ''Willisau (Quartet) 1991'' is a 4CD box set by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded live and in the studio in 1991 and released on the hatART label.

'' (hatART) * 1991: '' Composition 98'' (hatART) * 1992: '' Wesleyan (12 Altosolos) 1992'' (hatART) * 1992: '' (Victoriaville) 1992'' (Victo) * 1992: '' Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments)'' (New Albion) * 1993: ''

Duets (1993) ''Duets (1993)'' is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton with bassist Mario Pavone recorded in 1993 for the Music & Arts label.

'' (Music & Arts) with

Mario Pavone Mario Pavone (November 11, 1940 – May 15, 2021) was an American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead offers that Pavone was not only "great bass player ut also abig-hearted mensch." Early life Pavone was born i ...

* 1993: '' 9 Standards (Quartet) 1993'' (Leo) * 1993: '' Trio (London) 1993'' (Leo) with

Evan Parker Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944) is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation. Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free ja ...

and Paul Rutherford * 1993: '' Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993'' (hatART) * 1993: '' Duo (Leipzig) 1993'' (Music & Arts) with Ted Reichman * 1993: ''

Duo (London) 1993 ''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.Composition No. 174'' (Leo) * 1994: ''

Small Ensemble Music (Wesleyan) 1994 ''Small Ensemble Music (Wesleyan) 1994'' is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton with a rotating group of musicians forming trios, a duo and sextet, recorded at Wesleyan University in 1994 and released on the Italian Splasc(H) l ...

'' (Splasc(h)) * 1994: '' Duo (Wesleyan) 1994'' (Leo) with Abraham Adzenyah * 1994: '' Knitting Factory (Piano/Quartet) 1994, Vol. 1'' (Leo) * 1994: '' Knitting Factory (Piano/Quartet) 1994, Vol. 2'' (Leo) * 1995: ''

Twelve Compositions ''Twelve Compositions'' (subtitled ''Recorded Live in July 1993 at Yoshi's in Oakland California'') is a double CD live album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton, recorded at Yoshi's (jazz club), Yoshi's in 1993 and released on th ...

'' (Music & Arts) * 1995: '' 11 Compositions (Duo) 1995'' (Leo) with Brett Larner * 1995: '' 10 Compositions (Duet) 1995'' (Konnex) with

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* 1995: ''

Octet (New York) 1995 ''Octet (New York) 1995'' is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton with an octet, recorded at the Knitting Factory in 1995 and released on his own Braxton House label.

'' (Braxton House) * 1995: '' Solo Piano (Standards) 1995'' (No More) * 1995: ''

Seven Standards 1995 ''Seven Standards 1995'' is an album by pianist/improviser Anthony Braxton and bassist Mario Pavone's Quintet recorded in 1995 and released on the Knitting Factory Works label.

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) with Mario Pavone * 1995: ''

Ensemble (New York) 1995 ''Ensemble (New York) 1995'' is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton with an ensemble, recorded at the Knitting Factory in 1995 and released on his own Braxton House label.

'' (Braxton House) * 1995: '' Four Compositions (Quartet) 1995'' (Braxton House) * 1995: ''

Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project 1993 ''Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project 1993'' is an album featuring live and studio performances of compositions associated with Charlie Parker arranged and performed by saxophonist Anthony Braxton which was recorded in Switzerland and Germany ...

'' (hatART) * 1996: '' Piano Quartet, Yoshi's 1994'' (Music & Arts) * 1996: '' Composition 192'' (Leo) with Lauren Newton * 1996: '' Tentet (New York) 1996'' (Braxton House) * 1996: ''Duet: Live at Merkin Hall'' (Music & Arts) with Richard Teitelbaum * 1996: '' Sextet (Istanbul) 1996'' (Braxton House) * 1996: '' 14 Compositions (Traditional) 1996'' (Leo) with Stewart Gillmor * 1996: ''Composition No. 102 for Orchestra & Puppet Theatre'' (Braxton House) * 1996: '' Composition No. 173'' (Black Saint) * 1998: ''Compositions 10 & 16 (+101)'' (hatART) * 1998: ''4 Compositions (Washington D.C.) 1998'' (Braxton House) * 1998: ''Trillium R'' (Braxton House) * 2000: ''

Quintet (Basel) 1977 ''Quintet (Basel) 1977'' is an album by the American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton, recorded in Switzerland in 1977 but not released on the Hathut Records, hatOLOGY label until 2000.

'' (hatOLOGY) * 2000: '' Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists (1980)'' (Golden Years of New Jazz) * 2000: ''9 Compositions (Hill) 2000'' (

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) * 2000: ''Ten Compositions (Quartet) 2000'' (CIMP) * 2000: ''Compositions/Improvisations 2000'' (CIMP) with Scott Rosenberg * 2000: ''Composition No. 247'' (Leo) * 2001: ''Composition No. 169 + (186 + 206 + 214)'' (Leo) * 2001: ''8 Compositions (Quintet) 2001'' (CIMP) * 2001: ''

Four Compositions (GTM) 2000 ''Four Compositions (GTM) 2000'' is an album by composer/saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 2000 and released in 2003 by the Delmark label. Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars with reviewer Alex Henderson stating "''Four Composit ...

'' (Delmark) * 2002: ''Duets esleyan2002'' * 2002: ''8 Standards (Wesleyan 2001)'' * 2002: '' Quartet (Birmingham) 1985'' (Leo) * 2002: '' Quartet (Coventry) 1985'' (Leo) * 2002: ''

Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 1 ''Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 1'' is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton with a ninetet, recorded at the Yoshi's in 1997 and released on the Leo label in 2002 as a double CD.

'' (Leo) * 2003: '' Two Compositions (Trio) 1998'' (Leo) * 2002: ''Solo (Köln) 1978'' * 2003: ''Solo (Milano) 1979, Vol. 1'' * 2003: ''Solo (NYC) 2002'' * 2003: '' 23 Standards (Quartet) 2003'' (Leo) * 2003: '' Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 2'' (Leo) * 2004: ''Triotone'' with

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and Vladimir Tarasov (Leo) * 2004: ''

Duo Palindrome 2002 ''Duo Palindrome 2002'', Volumes 1 and 2, is a pair of albums by drummer Andrew Cyrille and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton. The albums were recorded in October 2002 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and were released by Inta ...

'' Vols. 1 and 2 (Intakt) with

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* 2005: ''Shadow Company'' * 2005: '' 20 Standards (Quartet) 2003'' (Leo) * 2005: '' Six Standards (Quintet) 1996'' (Splasc(H)) * 2005: '' Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 3'' (Leo) * 2006: ''Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (Leo) * 2006: ''Compositions 175 & 126'' (Leo) * 2006: ''4 Compositions (

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) 2005'' (Leo) * 2006: '' Duo (Victoriaville) 2005'' (with

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) * 2007: '' Trio (Victoriaville) 2007'' (Victo) * 2007: '' Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 4'' (Leo) * 2007: '' Solo (Pisa) 1982'' (Golden Years of New Jazz) * 2007: Anthony Braxton & the AIMToronto Orchestra Creative Orchestra (Guelph) 2007 (

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) * 2008: ''Quartet 2006: Ghost Trance Music'' (Important) * 2008: '' Beyond Quantum'' (

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) * 2010: '' 19 Standards (Quartet) 2003'' (Leo) * 2010: ''Duets (Pittsburgh) 2008'' (with Ben Opie) (OMP) * 2010: ''Old Dogs (2007)'' (with

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) * 2008: ''Quartet (Mestre) 2008'' (Caligola) * 2009: ''Improvisations (Duo) 2008'' (with Maral Yakshieva) (SoLyd) * 2009: ''Quartet (Moscow) 2008'' (Leo) * 2013: ''ABCD'' (NotTwo) * 2013: ''Echo Echo Mirror House'' (Victo) * 2013: ''Ensemble Montaigne (BAU 4) 2013'' (Leo) * 2013: ''Quartet Warsaw 2012'' * 2014: ''12 Duets'' (New Braxton House) * 2014: ''Trio (New Haven) 2013'' * 2016: ''3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011'' (Firehouse 12) * 2016: ''Anthony Braxton: Trillium J (The Non-Unconfessionables)'' (New Braxton House) * 2016: ''Quintet (Tristano) 2014'' (New Braxton House) * 2016: ''Duo (DCWM) 2013'' (

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) * 2017: ''Solo (Victoriaville) 2017'' (Victo) * 2018: ''Sextet (Parker) 1993'' (New Braxton House) * 2019: ''Quartet (New Haven) 2014'' (Firehouse 12) * 2020: ''Duo (Improv) 2017'' (New Braxton House) * 2020: ''Duo (Bologna) 2018'' (I Dischi Di Angelica) * 2021: ''Quartet (Standards) 2020'' (New Braxton House) * 2022: ''Duet (Other Minds) 2021'' (with James Fei) ( Other Minds Records) With

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* '' Circle 1: Live in Germany Concert'' (CBS/Sony Japan, 1971) – recorded in 1970 * '' Circle 2: Gathering'' (CBS/Sony Japan, 1971) – recorded in 1971 * '' Paris Concert'' ( ECM, 1972) – recorded in 1971 * ''

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, 1975) – recorded in 1970 * '' Circulus'' (Blue Note, 1978) – recorded in 1970 With Creative Construction Company * '' Creative Construction Company'' (

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, 1975) – recorded in 1970 * '' Creative Construction Company Vol. II'' (Muse, 1976) – recorded in 1970

As sideman

* 1968: ''

Levels and Degrees of Light ''Levels and Degrees of Light'' is the debut album by Muhal Richard Abrams which was released on the Delmark Records, Delmark label in 1968 and features performances of three of Abrams' compositions by Abrams, Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins (jazz m ...

(Delmark) * 1969: ''The 8th of July 1969'',

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(Birth) * 1969: ''

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(BYG Actuel) * 1969: ''

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and his Celestrial Communications Orchestra (BYG Actuel) * 1970: ''

Afternoon of a Georgia Faun ''Afternoon of a Georgia Faun'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1970 and released on the ECM label.

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( ECM) * 1973: '' Conference of the Birds'',

(ECM) * 1974: ''Royal Volume 1'', Derek Bailey (

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) * 1975: ''

For Players Only ''For Players Only'' is a live album by violinist and composer Leroy Jenkins, his first as a leader. It was recorded in January 1975 at Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University in New York City, and was released by JCOA Records later that year. On ...

'', Leroy Jenkins (JCOA Records) * 1976: '' All The Things We Are'',

Dave Brubeck David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...

(Atlantic) * 1977: '' The Iron Men'',

Woody Shaw Woody Herman Shaw Jr. (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is widely known as one of the most important and influential jazz trumpet ...

(Muse) * 1979: '' One in Two - Two in One'', Max Roach (Hathut) * 1979: '' Sketches from Bamboo'',

Roscoe Mitchell Roscoe Mitchell (born August 3, 1940) is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist". ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' described him as "one of the key figures ...

(Moers) * 1985: ''Szabraxtondos'',

(Hungaroton-Krém) * 1992: ''

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'',

David Rosenboom David Rosenboom (born 1947 in Fairfield, Iowa) is a composer-performer, interdisciplinary artist, author, and educator known for his work in American experimental music. Rosenboom has explored various forms of music, languages for improvisation, ...

* 1996: ''Eight by Three'',

Borah Bergman Borah Bergman (December 13, 1926 – October 18, 2012) was an American free jazz pianist. Training and influences Bergman was born in Brooklyn to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents.Kelsey, Chris (December 2004Chris Kelsey ''Borah Bergman: His F ...

* 2003: ''

Organic Resonance ''Organic Resonance'' is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and reedist Anthony Braxton, which was recorded live at New York's Tonic club in 2003 and released on Pi Recordings. It was their first full duo recording.

'', Wadada Leo Smith ( Pi) * 2003: '' Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace'', Wadada Leo Smith (Pi) * 2006: '' Black Vomit'',

Wolf Eyes __NOTOC__ Wolf Eyes is an American experimental music group from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1996 by Nate Young. Currently a duo, Wolf Eyes are a prominent act within contemporary noise music. They have collaborated with a variety of artists from ...

References

see for full discography the German book: Timo Hoyer: ''Anthony Braxton – Creative Music''. Wolke Verlag, Hofheim 2021.

External links

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