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Twelve Compositions

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{{Infobox album

| name = Twelve Compositions

| type = Live album

| artist = Anthony Braxton Quartet

| cover = Twelve Compositions.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1994

| recorded = July 13, 14 & 16, 1993

| venue = Yoshi's, Oakland, CA

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = {{duration|m=156|s=41}}

| label = Music & Arts
CD-835

| producer = Anthony Braxton

| chronology = Anthony Braxton

| prev_title = Duo (London) 1993

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993

| next_year = 1993

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Twelve Compositions (subtitled Recorded Live in July 1993 at Yoshi's in Oakland California) is a double CD live album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton, recorded at Yoshi's in 1993 and released on the Music & Arts label.[http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography], accessedate November 14, 2016[https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/anthony-braxton/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton] accessed November 9, 2016

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Allmusic

| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|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 = 162}}

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Not only do the musicians tackle a dozen of Braxton's complicated originals, but during part of four of them, individual members are assigned the task of playing a different composition than the rest of the group. Obviously this is not music to be taken lightly or merely played in the background. However, listeners with the time and interest will find much to enjoy in the very lively explorations from these masterful musicians".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id= mw0000123511 |title=Twelve Compositions: Oakland, July 1993 – Review |accessdate=November 14, 2016}} Another by Thom Jurek said "In all, this double-disc set shows how wide-ranging the Braxton Quartet could be, and how these stellar musicians transformed avant-garde ensemble playing in America, if not the world over".{{AllMusic|first=Thom |last=Jurek |class=album |id= mw0001220898 |title=Live at Yoshi's, Oakland, 1993 – Review |accessdate=November 14, 2016}}

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

  1. "Composition No. 48" - 13:26
  2. "Composition No. 23M (+108C)" - 14:35
  3. "Composition No. 32" - 5:45
  4. "Composition No. 66 (+135)" - 10:06
  5. "Composition No. 160" - 10:52
  6. "Composition No. 158" - 6:15
  7. "Composition No. 140" - 14:32
  8. "Composition No. 69J (+30+108D)" - 14:05
  9. "Composition No. 20 + 86" - 10:11
  10. "Composition No. 171" - 19:20
  11. Composition No. 23C" - 7:47
  12. "Composition No. 105B" - 9:53
  • Recorded July 13, 1993 (track 7), July, 14, 1993 (tracks 1-6) and July 16, 1993 (tracks 8-12) at Yoshi's Keystone Korner in Oakland, California.

Personnel

References

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Category:Music & Arts live albums

Category:Anthony Braxton live albums

Category:1994 live albums