Five Pieces 1975 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1975 and released on the Arista label.Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 14, 2011Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology accessed November 7, 2016 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 4½ stars stating "The tightness of his very alert and versatile group and the strength of the compositions make this one of Anthony Braxton's most rewarding records of the mid-1970s".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 7:09
(Composition 23H) - 4:35
(Composition 23G) - 8:05
(Composition 23E) - 17:17
(Composition 40M) - 3:23 Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York on July 1 (track 1) & July 2 (tracks 2–5), 1975
Personnel Anthony Braxton - sopranino saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, flute, alto flute Kenny Wheeler - trumpet, flugelhorn Dave Holland - bass Barry Altschul - drums
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