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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 ...

and saxophonist

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recorded in 1976 and originally released on the

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Reception

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review by Brian Olewnick stated "The two had a long and fruitful relationship and these pieces give a good idea why: both possessed probing intelligence that enabled them to dig deep into each other's individual musical languages, unearthing surprising common ground as well as acknowledging differences". In

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Bill Shoemaker wrote "Teitelbaum is in a class by himself when it comes to improvising with synthesizers. His ability to morph from horn-like voice to viscous texture, to melt between foreground and background, and to incite inspired improvisations from Braxton (especially an alto solo at the end of "Crossings," which unravels from desultory lyricism to an eerie reed effect), is thoroughly engaging".Shoemaker, B
JazzTimes Review
December 1997

Track listing

All compositions by Richard Teitelbaum. # "Crossing" - 23:58 # "Behemoth Dreams" - 18:53 *Recorded at the Creative Music Festival in Mount Tremper, NY on June 10, 1976 (track 1) and at Bearsville Sound in Woodstock, NY on September 16, 1976 (track 2)

Personnel

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sopranino saxophone The sopranino saxophone is the second-smallest member of the saxophone family. It is tuned in the key of E, and sounds an octave higher than the alto saxophone. An F sopranino (an octave above the F alto (also called mezzo-soprano) saxophone) w ...

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References

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