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This rare collection of recordings from the 1970s features Anthony Braxton at the height of his power and makes an indispensable contribution to his discography. Personally selected by esteemed Italian musicologist Francesco Martinelli from long forgotten cassettes stored in the saxophonist's home, these six tracks were not released commercially until 1999. While the sound quality is mixed, the music is some of Braxton's best. There are two solo performances ("Composition 8G" and "Composition 8C"); three classic quartets ("Four Winds" with trombonist George Lewis, bassist Dave Holland, drummer Barry Altschul, and Braxton on sopranino, clarinet, and piccolo; "Composition 23E" and "Composition -2" with Kenny Wheeler on flugelhorn; and an impressive duo between Braxton on clarinet and Dave Holland on cello). Sparks fly throughout, as this collection enthralls with some of the best jazz of the era.
Cd fuori commercio allegato a Musica Jazz n. 8-9/98. Tempo totale 74'39". Track 1 recorded in Groningen (Holland) May, 16th or 17th 1974. Track 2 and 5 recorded in France, 1971. Track 3 recorded in New York, Town Hall, May 22nd, 1972. Track 4 recorded in Salle Paul-fort, Nantes (France) December 7th, 1973. Track 6 recorded in Graz (Austria), October 1976.
| 1 | Composition 23E | 16:40 | |
| 2 | Composition 8C | 8:40 | |
| 3 | Composition -1 | 14:25 | |
| 4 | Composition -2 | 11:09 | |
| 5 | Composition 8G | 7:59 | |
| 6 | Four Winds | 15:42 |