Eugene (1989)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Eugene (1989)
| type = Live album
| artist = Anthony Braxton with the Northwest Creative Orchestra
| cover = Eugene (1989).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1989
| recorded = January 31, 1989
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 79:27
| label = Black Saint
| producer = Mike Heffley
| chronology = Anthony Braxton
| prev_title = Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989
| next_year = 1989
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Eugene (1989) is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton with the Northwest Creative Orchestra recorded at the University of Oregon in 1989 for the Italian Black Saint label.[http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911043319/http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm |date=2012-09-11 }} accessed May 30, 2011
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars calling it "A stimulating set of avant-garde music".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/anthony-braxton-eugene-r161245 Allmusic Review] accessed May 30, 2011 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings named the album as part of its suggested “core collection”.{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition = 9th|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 161}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
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Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Braxton.
- "Composition No. 112" – 10:03
- "Composition No. 91" – 9:53
- "Composition No. 134" – 10:49
- "Composition No. 100" – 8:48
- "Composition No. 93" – 8:26
- "Composition No. 45" – 12:55
- "Composition No. 71" – 10:32
- "Composition No. 59" – 8:01
- Recorded at Beall Hall at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon on January 31, 1989
Personnel
- Anthony Braxton – alto saxophone, conductor
- The Northwest Creative Orchestra:
- Rob Blakeslee, John Jensen, Ernie Carbajal – trumpet
- Ed Kammerer, Tom Hill, Mike Heffley – trombone
- Thom Bergeron, Jeff Homan, Carl Woideck, Mike Curtis – reeds
- Mike Vannice – reeds, piano
- Todd Barton – synthesizer
- Joe Robinson – guitar
- Forrest Moyer – bass
- Tom Kelly – percussion
- Charles Dowd – percussion, vibraphone
References
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Category:Black Saint/Soul Note albums