In the Tradition (Anthony Braxton album)

In the Tradition
Studio album by
Anthony Braxton
Released1974
RecordedMay 29, 1974
StudioRosenberg Studie, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length47:23
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1015
ProducerNils Winther
Anthony Braxton chronology
Four Compositions (1973)
(1973) 		In the Tradition
(1974) 		In the Tradition Volume 2
(1974)

In the Tradition is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1974 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3][4] The album features Braxton's interpretations of jazz standards and was followed by a second volume recorded at the same sessions which was released in 1976. It was originally going to be a Dexter Gordon album, but due to Dexter being ill, Braxton filled in for him.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The great avant-gardist Anthony Braxton threw the jazz world a curve with this album. ...A historical curiosity, this set is not as essential as Braxton's explorations of his own music."[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[8]

Track listing

  1. "Marshmallow" (Warne Marsh) - 7:51
  2. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 4:56
  3. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 9:50
  4. "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Charlie Parker) - 7:24
  5. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 12:02
  6. "Trane's Blues" (John Coltrane) - 5:34 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Anthony Braxton discography, accessed March 16, 2015
  2. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 16, 2015
  3. ^ Anthony Braxton Catalog, accessed March 17, 2015
  4. ^ Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology accessed November 7, 2016
  5. ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review, accessed March 16, 2015
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 815.
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 80–81.
  8. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.