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Anthony Braxton, Solo Bern 1984, First Visit
FIRST VISIT ARCHIVE OFFERS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS OF HISTORIC AND MUSICAL IMPORTANCE
Producer’s note: I experienced over many years Anthony Braxton’s different performances. His solo performance 1984 in Bern belongs into the top tier of Anthony’s best presentation of his own compositions including two works by John Coltrane, Giant Steps & Naima and two standards, Alone Together & I Remember You. (Werner X. Uehlinger)
In its entirety, the concert is lively and penetrating evidence of Braxton’s remarkable facility, powers of invention, and commitment to his principles at this point in time, with special emphasis on saxophone techniques energizing variables of tone color, texture, and timbre to affect separate phrases, extended lines, and sectional contrasts. (Art Lange)
Anthony Braxton (as)
Recorded live at Altes Schlachthaus, Bern, Switzerland July 7, 1984 by Peter Pfister. Concert organized by JAZZ NOW BERN, Margareta Peters & Ruedi Wyss. Album
1. Composition 99B 04:21
2. Composition 77H 04:21
3. Alone Together (m: Arthur Schwartz) 04:36
4. Composition 170C 02:44
5. Composition 99Q 04:18
6. Composition 118F 03:39
7. Giant Steps (m. John Coltrane) 04:19
8. Composition 26B 05:02
9. Composition 77G 04:16
10. Composition 106R 03:12
11. Composition 106J 03:34
12. Composition 118Q 03:55
13. Composition 77D 03:01
14. Composition 118A 04:12
15. Naima (m: John Coltrane) 02:30
16. I Remember You (m: Victor Schertzinger) 02:59
All compositions by Anthony Braxton, except otherwise indicated.
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Cecil Taylor Unit, Live At Fat Tuesdays, February 9, 1980 First Visit
FIRST VISIT ARCHIVE OFFERS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS OF HISTORIC AND MUSICAL IMPORTANCE
When, in this music, he succeeds in fusing the emotional (translated into its lyrical and dramatic qualities) pas- sage of ritual with the complex architecture of his ensemble’s infrastructural procedures, we have a bridge into Cecil Taylor’s creative spirit, and far beyond. (Art Lange)
Producer’s note:
I was present at the recordings, sitting in the recording truck in front of Fat Tuesday’s in NYC. The recording was made on 8 track tapes, which I took back to Switzerland and were mixed in May 1980 in the sound studio of Peter Pfister.
4 sets have been recorded February 8 to 10, 1980. 1st set on the 8th pm, 2nd set from 8th pm to 9th am, 3rd set on the 9th pm and the 4th set on the 10th am. The 2nd set has been released as It Is In The Brewing Luminous, which is sold out.
In November 2023 the mixed analog tapes were transferred to digital at the Hardstudios in Winterthur by Michael Brändli. Christian C. Dalucas was also present.
Set 3 convinced all parties involved including Art Lange, writer of the liner notes. Michael Brändli mastered set 3 for the release as February 9, 1980 I, II & III on this album. (Werner X. Uehlinger)
Jimmy Lyons (as), Ramsey Ameen (v), Cecil Taylor (p), Alan Silva (b/vc), Jerome Cooper (d/african balaphone), Sunny Murray (d)
Recorded live February 9, 1980 at Fat Tuesday’s, New York by Peter Kuhn & Harry Baker/Al Vertucci (Reels on Wheels)
1. February 9, 1980 I 24:06
2. February 9, 1980 II 20:43
3. February 9, 1980 III 21:17
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Texte und Infos von Bandcamp:
https://first-archive-visit.bandcamp.com/album/anthony-braxton-solo-bern-1984-first-visit
https://first-archive-visit.bandcamp.com/album/cecil-taylor-unit-live-at-fat-tuesdays-february-9-1980-first-visit
Möge die neue Reihe gedeihen!
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Edit: wenn ich die etwas kryptische Notiz Uehlingers zu den vier Taylor-Sets richtig verstehe, war das wohl so:
– 1. Set am 8. Februar abends
– 2. Set in der Nacht vom 8./9. Februar (It Is In The Brewing Luminous)
– 3. Set am 9. Februar abends (First Visit)
– 4. Set nach Mitternacht, also bereits am 10. Februar
(Drum sag ich immer: Der neue Tag beginnt, wenn die Sonne aufgeht. Sonst wird das viel zu technisch 
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