First Duo Concert
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{{Infobox album
| name = First Duo Concert
| type = live
| artist = Anthony Braxton and Derek Bailey
| cover = First Duo Concert.jpg
| released = 1974
| recorded = June 30, 1974
| venue =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 77:14
| label = Emanem
| producer = Martin Davidson
| chronology = Anthony Braxton
| prev_title = Quartet: Live at Moers Festival
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Royal Volume 1
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Derek Bailey
| type = Live
| prev_title = More 74
| prev_year = 1974
| title = First Duo Concert
| year = 1974
| next_title = Royal Volume 1
| next_year = 1974
}}
}}
First Duo Concert is an album by American jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton and British guitarist Derek Bailey recorded in 1974 at the Wigmore Hall in London and released by Emanem.[http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography] accessed December 13, 2011
Reception
The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4½ stars stating "surprisingly accessible, and contrasts two complementary approaches within the free music genre".Loewy, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/first-duo-concert-r382948 Allmusic Review] accessed December 13, 2011
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 29
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{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|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 160}}
}}
Track listing
:All compositions by Anthony Braxton and Derek Bailey except as indicated
- "The First Set - Area 1" – 8:22
- "The First Set - Area 2" – 3:12
- "The First Set - Area 3 (Open)" – 8:44
- "The First Set – Area 4 (Solo)" (Bailey) – 2:43
- "The First Set – Area 5" – 5:21
- "The First Set – Area 6" – 6:08
- "The Second Set – Area 7" – 6:48
- "The Second Set – Area 8" – 6:23
- "The Second Set – Area 9 (Solo)" (Braxton) – 5:56
- "The Second Set – Area 10" – 4:29
- "The Second Set – Area 11 (Open)" – 15:29
- "The Second Set – Area 12" – 3:57
- Recorded at the Wigmore Hall in London on June 30, 1974
Personnel
- Anthony Braxton – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano clarinet, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, flute
- Derek Bailey – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (tracks 1–8 & 10–12)
References
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Category:Emanem Records albums
Category:Anthony Braxton live albums
Category:Derek Bailey (guitarist) live albums