Anthony Braxton - If My Memory Serves Me Right '1987

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Improvisation Alpha (21:55)
02. ...If My Memory Serves Me Right (18:36)

personnel : 

Anthony Braxton - reeds
David Rosenboom - piano
Mark Dresser - bass
Gerry Hemingway - drums

Despite the excellence of this performance by Mr. Braxtons quartet in 1987, with
Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway, and pianist David Rosenbloom (who preceded
Marilyn Crispell), the slim rating on this disc is given for it being on the
infamous West Wind label, and is, more than likely, a pirated title. The
information for its two selections, Improvisation Alpha and the title track,
are, for instance, unnumbered! This is the first hint that something is amiss.
Braxtons compositions, even if named, are always afforded numbers. The second is
the dodgy sound balances in the right channel especially, where the drums are
way too high in the stereo mix. Again, in releasing a recording of a live
performance, Mr. Braxton is meticulous. Then theres the matter of the cover!
Take a look and judge for yourself. Finally, it is painfully obvious that what
transpires in both of these works is not complete -- they are excerpts of other
pieces combined together on a compact disc. Despite the most interesting
interplay between Rosenbloom and Braxton on soprano saxophone, and Dressers
ability to shore up the pianist when he begins to lose his way in Braxtons sound
world, it is impossible to recommend this disc because of its slovenly
presentation and dubious origins.~Thom Jurek

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