Birth and Rebirth
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Birth and Rebirth
| type = Album
| artist = Max Roach & Anthony Braxton
| cover = Birth and Rebirth.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1978
| recorded = September 7, 1978
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 43:24
| label = Black Saint
| producer = Giacomo Pellicciotti
| chronology = Max Roach
| prev_title = Confirmation
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = M'Boom
| next_year = 1979
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Anthony Braxton
| type = Album
| prev_title = For Four Orchestras
| prev_year = 1978
| title = Birth and Rebirth
| year = 1979
| next_title = Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979
| next_year = 1979
}}
}}
Birth and Rebirth is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach and saxophonist Anthony Braxton.{{cite news |last1=Blake |first1=Ran |title=Third Stream: Anthony Braxton |work=Bay State Banner |issue=25 |date=29 Mar 1979 |page=14}} It was recorded in 1978 for the Italian Black Saint label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/max-roach/catalog/#black-saint-bsr-0024 Max Roach discography] accessed May 24, 2011
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Braxton (who performs on alto, soprano, sopranino and clarinet) and Roach continually inspire each other, which is probably why they would record a second set the following year. Stimulating avant-garde music."Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/birth-and-rebirth-r146374 AllMusic Review], accessed May 24, 2011.
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/169 169]
}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1221}}
}}
Track listing
:All compositions by Max Roach and Anthony Braxton
- "Birth" - 9:40
- "Magic and Music" - 6:36
- "Tropical Forest" - 5:05
- "Dance Griot" - 5:06
- "Spirit Possession" - 6:44
- "Soft Shoe" - 2:57
- "Rebirth" - 7:16
- Recorded at Ricordi Studios in Milano, Italy on September 7, 1978
Personnel
References
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Category:Black Saint/Soul Note albums