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Quartet (London) 1985

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Quartet (London) 1985
Live album by
Released1988
RecordedNovember 13, 1985
VenueBloomsbury Theatre, London, England
GenreJazz
Length141:39
LabelLeo
LR 414/415/416
ProducerLeo Feigin
Anthony Braxton chronology
Seven Standards
(1985)
Quartet (London) 1985
(1988)
Quartet (Birmingham) 1985
(1985)
CD Reissue Cover

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

The Allmusic review by Stewart Mason stated "the resulting music is completely fascinating".[5]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Anthony Braxton discography accessed November 9, 2016
  2. ^ Leo Records discography accessed November 9, 2016
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed November 9, 2016
  4. ^ Anthony Braxton catalog accessed November 9, 2016
  5. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Quartet (London) 1985 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.