Creative Orchestra Music 1976

1976 studio album by Anthony Braxton

Studio album by

Anthony Braxton

Released

1976

Recorded

February 1976

Genre

Jazz

Length

40:03

Label

Arista

Producer

Michael Cuscuna

Anthony Braxton chronology

Five Pieces 1975
(1975)

Creative Orchestra Music 1976
(1976)

Elements of Surprise
(1976)

Creative Orchestra Music 1976 is an album by American jazz saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1976 and released on the Arista label.^[1] The album was subsequently included on The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton released by Mosaic Records in 2008.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating that "this is one of Braxton's most interesting recordings... There are quite a few memorable moments on this program."^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton

"Piece 1" - 5:12
"Piece 2" - 7:37
"Piece 3" - 6:45
"Piece 4" - 6:28
"Piece 5" - 7:21
"Piece 6" - 6:40

Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York in February 1976

The original titles of the pieces were cryptic diagrams with letters and numbers.

Personnel

Anthony Braxton - sopranino saxophone, alto saxophone, contrabass saxophone, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, flute
Roscoe Mitchell - flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, bass saxophone
Seldon Powell - alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Ronald Bridgewater - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Bruce Johnstone - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Leo Smith - trumpet (tracks 2-5), conductor (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
Cecil Bridgewater, Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
Jon Faddis - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Garrett List, George E. Lewis - trombone
Earl McIntyre, Jack Jeffers - bass trombone
Jonathan Dorn - tuba
Muhal Richard Abrams - piano (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), conductor (track 6)
Frederic Rzewski - piano, bass drum
Richard Teitelbaum - synthesizer
Karl Berger - glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone, chimes
Dave Holland - bass, cello
Barry Altschul - snare drum, bells, chimes, gong, percussion
Philip Wilson - cymbal, percussion
Warren Smith - drums, tympani

References

^ Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 16, 2011
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 16, 2011
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 815.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 80.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.