Duets Vancouver 1989 is a live album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton with pianist Marilyn Crispell recorded at the Vancouver Jazz Festival in 1989 and released on the Music & Arts label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | June 30, 1989 | |||
| Venue | The Western Front, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Canada | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:35 | |||
| Label | Music & Arts CD-611 | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The music is a mixture of composition and improvisation (it is often difficult to know which is which). Although it will not win any new converts who are put off by the complexity of Braxton's music, repeated listenings to these dynamic performances will result in listeners gain in better understanding and appreciating these masterful musicians".[3]
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "The Vancouver duets are as warmly approachable as anything Braxton has done. There is no soft pedaling from Crispell, and she may even be the more compelling voice."[4]
Author Francis Davis commented: "On Duets Vancouver 1989... Braxton and... Crispell make improvised Webern out of four of Braxton's diagrammatic compositions. In the process Crispell demonstrates her ability to animate even Braxton's most static lines..."[5]
Bill Shoemaker praised Crispell for "a command of Braxton's music that no other pianist has as consistently demonstrated," and wrote: "Her pace-setting performance on the non-stop Duets Vancouver 1989 has a palpable energy. It's this quality that prompts occasional comparisons to Cecil Taylor; but, throughout the program, Crispell's motivic orientation and tactical use of clusters, crossovers, and percussive octaves are clearly her own."[6]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Anthony Braxton.
- "Composition No. 136" - 10:11
- "Composition No. 140 (+ 112 + 30)" - 11:50
- "Composition No. 62" - 11:01
- "Composition No. 116" - 12:25
Personnel
edit- Anthony Braxton – alto saxophone, flute
- Marilyn Crispell – piano
References
edit- ^ Anthony Braxton discography, accessedate November 14, 2016
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed November 14, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Vancouver Duets (1989) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Davis, Francis (2012). Bebop and Nothingness: Jazz and Pop at the End of the Century. Schirmer.
- ^ Heffley, Mike (2001). Music of Anthony Braxton. Routledge.