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Five Pieces 1975

1975 studio album by Anthony Braxton

Five Pieces 1975

Studio album by

Anthony Braxton

Released

1975

Recorded

July 1–2, 1975

Studio

Generation Sound, New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

40:24

Label

Arista AB 4064

Producer

Michael Cuscuna

Anthony Braxton chronology

New York, Fall 1974
(1974)

Five Pieces 1975
(1975)

Creative Orchestra Music 1976
(1976)

Five Pieces 1975 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 1975 and released on the Arista label.^[1]^[2] 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".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

"You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 7:09
- 4:35
- 8:05
- 17:17
- 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

References

^ Anthony Braxton discography Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 14, 2011
^ Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology accessed November 7, 2016
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.