9 Standards (Quartet) 1993

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9 Standards (Quartet) 1993
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Live album by
Anthony Braxton and the Fred Simmons Trio
Released1993
RecordedFebruary 25, 1993 (1993-02-25)
GenreJazz
Length117:02
LabelLeo
Anthony Braxton chronology
Duets (1993)
(1993) 		9 Standards (Quartet) 1993
(1993) 		4 (Ensemble) Compositions 1992
(1993)

9 Standards (Quartet) 1993 is a double CD live album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded at Wesleyan University in 1993 and released on the English Leo label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[3]

The AllMusic review by Chris Kelsey awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Braxton plays this entire live set as if he's got something to prove, and the result is very possibly the most inspired mainstream playing he's ever put on record".[2]

Track listing[]

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Motion"Fred Simmons14:00
2."Cherokee"Ray Noble16:21
3."You Go to My Head"John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie14:18
4."On Green Dolphin Street"Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington11:40
5."All the Things You Are"Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern9:29
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mr. P.C."John Coltrane13:34
2."I Remember You"Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger13:05
3."What's New?"Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart14:25
4."Impressions"Coltrane10:10
  • Recorded at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut on February 25, 1993

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Anthony Braxton discography". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kelsey, C. "Allmusic Review". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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