Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Feb. 5 & 6

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Feb. 5 and 6

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Feb. 5 and 6:

Anthony Braxton – The Complete Braxton (1971)

The Complete Braxton (also released as The Complete Braxton 1971) is an album by American jazz saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton, recorded in 1971 and released on the Freedom label. It features a variety of musicians, including trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, pianist Chick Corea, bassist Dave Holland, drummer Barry Altschul, and the London Tuba Ensemble.

The album was recorded while Braxton was in London with Circle. According to Braxton, the album’s title was assigned by Alan Bates, producer and founder of Freedom Records. Braxton commented: “I would never call my work ‘The Complete Braxton’ or any of this nonsense.”

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton are graphically titled and the following attempts to translate the title to text.

"N 508-10 (4G) [Composition 6K]" - 4:35
"J-572 (431)-1 [Composition 6J]" - 16:35
"67M F-12 [Composition 6A]" - 5:15
"ZM-F-K [Composition 22]" - 15:00
"R76-4 [Composition 6I]" - 9:47
"3-24 (Tuba Realization) [Composition 4]" - 8:01
"JNK 4 Degrees [Composition 6L]" - 14:32
"4-16 CJF [Composition 6M]" - 6:18

Personnel

Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, flute, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, conductor
Kenny Wheeler - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
Chick Corea- piano (tracks 1 & 7)
Dave Holland - bass, cello (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
Barry Altschul - drums, percussion, bells (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
London Tuba Ensemble: (track 6)
    Geoffrey Adams, James Anderson, Michael Barnes, John Fletcher - E♭ tuba
    Paul Lawrence - C tuba

Weather Report – Sweetnighter (1973)

Sweetnighter is the third studio album by American jazz fusion band Weather Report, released by Columbia Records in 1973.

Track listing

Side one

"Boogie Woogie Waltz" (Josef Zawinul) – 13:06
"Manolete" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:58
"Adios" (Zawinul) – 3:02

Side two

"125th Street Congress" (Zawinul) – 12:16
"Will" (Miroslav Vitouš) – 6:22
"Non-Stop Home" (Shorter) – 3:53

Personnel

Weather Report

Joe Zawinul – piano (tracks 2 & 6), electric piano (1–5), synthesizer (1–2, 6)
Wayne Shorter – saxophones
Miroslav Vitouš – acoustic bass (1, 2), electric bass (3, 5)
Andrew White – electric bass (1, 2, 4, 6), English horn (3, 5)[7]
Herschel Dwellingham – drums (1–2, 4, 6)
Eric Gravatt – drums (2 & 4)
Muruga Booker – Moroccan clay drums (1–2), roller toy (3), Israeli jar drums (4)
Dom Um Romão – percussion, wooden flute

Production

Shoviza Productions – producer
Phil Giambalvo – engineer
John Berg – cover design
Dick Hess – cover art

Walt Dickerson/Sirone/Andrew Cyrille – Life Rays (1982)

Life Rays is an album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson, bassist Sirone, and drummer Andrew Cyrille. Dickerson’s final release, it was recorded in Italy in 1982 for the Soul Note label.

Track listing

All compositions by Walt Dickerson except where noted.

"No Ordinary Man" – 9:02
"Good Relationship" – 13:37
"Life Rays" – 4:42
"It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 18:06

Personnel

Walt Dickerson – vibraphone
Sirone – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums

Django Bates – Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) (1995)

Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1995 and released on the JMT label.

Track listing

All compositions by Django Bates

"You Can't Have Everything" – 7:46
"The Loneliness of Being Right" – 7:00
"...and a Golden Pear" – 8:11
"New York, New York" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 4:56
"Early Bloomer" – 2:13
"X = Thingys X 3 ÷ MF" – 4:33
"Fox Across the Road" – 12:01
"Powder Room Collapse" – 6:10
"Kookaburra Laughed" – 6:32
"You Can't Have Everything (Reprise)" – 7:11

Personnel

Django Bates – piano, keyboards
Eddie Parker – flute, bass flute
Iain Ballamy – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Steve Buckley – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tin whistle
Mark Lockheart – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Barak Schmool – tenor saxophone, piccolo
Julian Argüelles – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
Sid Gauld, Chris Batchelor – trumpet
David Laurence – French horn
Roland Bates – trombone
Richard Henry – bass trombone
Sarah Waterhouse – tuba
Mike Mondesir – electric bass
Stuart Hall – guitar, violin, banjo
Martin France – drums, percussion
Christine Tobin – vocals

Trio-X – Journey (2003)

Journey is a free jazz album by the American improvisation group Trio X, featuring saxophonist Joe McPhee on alto and tenor saxophone, bassist Dominic Duval on double bass, and drummer Jay Rosen. Released in 2003 on the CIMP label, it marks the group’s fifth recording and was captured live over two days in February 2003 at The Spirit Room studio in Rossie, New York. The album comprises ten tracks, structured as episodic pieces mostly composed and arranged by the trio members, blending melodic nuance with intense expression characteristic of free jazz.

Standout compositions include “Episode 2: Journey,” which highlights the group’s reticent yet aggressive interplay, and “Episode 9: Albert’s Alto,” evoking the spirit of saxophonist Albert Ayler without direct imitation. The closing track, a rendition of the traditional “Amazing Grace,” serves as an exquisite memorial to Duval’s late wife, underscoring the album’s emotional depth. Overall, Journey exemplifies Trio X’s synergy and thoughtful control, distinguishing it from more chaotic free jazz outings through its balance of delicacy and power.

Track listing:
All tracks were composed by Dominic Duval, Joe McPhee, and Jay Rosen, except where noted.

1 “Episode 1: That Was/This Is” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 6:10
2 “Episode 2: Journey” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 11:58
3 “Episode 3: Jaywalkin’” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 9:19
4 “Episode 4: Blue Moves” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 6:56
5 “Episode 5: Autograph” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 12:18
6 “Episode 6: Everything In Nothing Flat” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 6:02
7 “Episode 7: For Charles Moffett” Rosen 3:04
8 “Episode 8: Rossie 2 Step” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 5:16
9 “Episode 9: Albert’s Alto” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 4:40
10 “Episode 10: Amazing Grace” Traditional 4:54

Personnel:

Joe McPhee – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Dominic Duval – double bass
Jay Rosen – drums

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