Creative Orchestra Music 1976
Studio album by
Anthony Braxton
Released1976
RecordedFebruary 1976
GenreJazz
Length40:03
LabelArista
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Anthony Braxton chronology
Five Pieces 1975
(1975)		 Creative Orchestra Music 1976
(1976)		 Elements of Surprise
(1976)

Creative Orchestra Music 1976 is an album by American jazz saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1976 and released on the Arista label.[1] The album was subsequently included on The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton released by Mosaic Records in 2008.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating that "this is one of Braxton's most interesting recordings... There are quite a few memorable moments on this program."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton

  1. "Piece 1" - 5:12
  2. "Piece 2" - 7:37
  3. "Piece 3" - 6:45
  4. "Piece 4" - 6:28
  5. "Piece 5" - 7:21
  6. "Piece 6" - 6:40
  • Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York in February 1976

The original titles of the pieces were cryptic diagrams with letters and numbers.

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 16, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 16, 2011
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 815.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 80.
  5. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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