''First Duo Concert'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist
Anthony Braxton and British guitarist
Derek Bailey recorded in 1974 at the
Wigmore Hall in London and released by
Emanem
Emanem Records is a record company and independent record label founded in London, England in 1974 by Martin Davidson and Madelaine Davidson to record free improvisation.
Its headquarters moved to New York City (1975–76), New Jersey (1979, ...
.
[Anthony Braxton discography](_blank)
accessed December 13, 2011
Reception
The
Allmusic review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4½ stars stating "surprisingly accessible, and contrasts two complementary approaches within the free music genre".
[Loewy, S]
Allmusic Review
accessed December 13, 2011
Track listing
:''All compositions by Anthony Braxton and Derek Bailey except as indicated''
# "The First Set - Area 1" – 8:22
# "The First Set - Area 2" – 3:12
# "The First Set - Area 3 (Open)" – 8:44
# "The First Set – Area 4 (Solo)" (Bailey) – 2:43
# "The First Set – Area 5" – 5:21
# "The First Set – Area 6" – 6:08
# "The Second Set – Area 7" – 6:48
# "The Second Set – Area 8" – 6:23
# "The Second Set – Area 9 (Solo)" (Braxton) – 5:56
# "The Second Set – Area 10" – 4:29
# "The Second Set – Area 11 (Open)" – 15:29
# "The Second Set – Area 12" – 3:57
**Recorded at the Wigmore Hall in London on June 30, 1974
Personnel
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Anthony Braxton –
soprano saxophone
The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...
,
alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...
,
soprano clarinet,
clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
,
contrabass clarinet,
flute
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
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Derek Bailey –
electric guitar,
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
(tracks 1–8 & 10–12)
References
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Emanem Records albums
Anthony Braxton live albums
Derek Bailey (guitarist) live albums
1974 albums