Trio and Duet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1974 and released on the Canadian Sackville label.Anthony Braxton discography accessed March 20, 2015Anthony Braxton catalog accessed March 20, 2015Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology accessed November 7, 2016 The album features a trio performance of one of Braxton's compositions and three duets on jazz standards. It was reissued in 2015 by Delmark Records, which purchased the catalog of the Sackville label, with two bonus tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a well-rounded album that features the remarkable Anthony Braxton in two separate settings. ...Recommended".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 20, 2015 The album was reissued in 2015 and received many accolades. Troy Collins noted on All About Jazz that "Among the many historically important and innovative recordings Braxton made in the 1970s, Trio and Duet stands out as a major signifier of his all-encompassing, artistic vision".Collins, T., All About Jazz Review, January 10, 2015 In JazzTimes Michael J. West wrote "Forty years later, 1974’s Trio and Duet remains one of Anthony Braxton’s best albums. If anything, it’s even more compelling today because of its weight in Braxtonian history".West, M. J., JazzTimes Review, May, 2015
Track listing All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted. "Composition 36: HM 421 (RTS) 47" - 19:13 "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 11:49 "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:47 "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 8:39
bonus tracks (Delmark CD reissue) "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 11:05 "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) - 7:58
Personnel Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, chimes, bass drum Leo Smith - trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet, percussion, small instruments (track 1) Richard Teitelbaum - Moog synthesizer, percussion (track 1) Dave Holland - bass (tracks 2–6)
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