One in Two – Two in One

One in Two – Two in One is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach and saxophonist Anthony Braxton, recorded in 1979 for the Swiss Hathut label.[1]

One in Two - Two in One
Live album by
Released1979
RecordedAugust 31, 1979
GenreJazz
Length74:58
LabelHathut
ProducerPia Uehlinger
Max Roach chronology
The Long March
(1979)
One in Two - Two in One
(1979)
Pictures in a Frame
(1979)
Anthony Braxton chronology
Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979
(1979)
One in Two - Two in One
(1979)
Performance (Quartet) 1979
(1979)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz     [3]
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "With Roach pushing Braxton, the results are quite adventurous, yet full of joy. Followers of avant-garde jazz can consider this set to be essential."[2] All About Jazz reviewer Chris May noted: "This is music which demands the full attention of the listener to reveal all of its considerable beauty—but it's not "difficult" music. It's consistently melodic, and often, but not always, played with a fixed meter. It's subtle, it's layered and it's got depth. It's a blast."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Max Roach and Anthony Braxton
  1. "One in Two - Two in One Part 1" - 35:28
  2. "One in Two - Two in One Part 2" - 39:30
  • Recorded at the Jazz Festival Willisau '79 in Willisau, Switzerland on August 31, 1979

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Max Roach discography accessed May 27, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed May 27, 2011.
  3. ^ a b May, C., All About Jazz Review, December 7, 2007.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1221. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.