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Anthony Braxton Discography

compiled by Jason Guthartz
last updated:  12-May-2008

Born June 4, 1945, Chicago, IL (USA).

Chronological listing of recordings issued under Anthony Braxton's name, recordings on which he appears as a performer, and recordings featuring his compositions.

(+) following the title of a recording indicates that it includes other tracks not listed here on which Braxton does not play or are not Braxton compositions.

Many thanks to those who provided details large and small.
Please take a look at the missing information page and let me know if you have any missing details.

Muhal Richard Abrams
Levels And Degrees Of Light (+)

Delmark DD-413 (LP, 1968) under "Richard Abrams"
Delmark 413 (CD, 1996)
    also:  Trio PA 7024 (LP, Japan)

1. The Bird Song (Abrams) * [23:00]
2. My Thoughts Are My Future - Now and Forever (Abrams) [9:43]

* NOTE:  Erroneously credited to Leo Smith in the Martinelli discography.

Muhal Richard Abrams (cl, p)
Anthony Braxton (as)
Maurice McIntyre (ts)
Charles Clark (b)
Thurman Barker (d)
David Moore (poet) on #1
Leroy Jenkins (vln) on #1
Leonard Jones (b) on #1
Penelope Taylor (voc) on #2
Gordon Emmanuel [Emanuel Cranshaw] (vib) on #2

1967 – June 7 (#1)
Sound Studios
Chicago, IL (USA)

1967 – December 21 (#2)
Ter-Mar
Chicago, IL (USA)

[info about Gordon Emmanuel [Emanuel Cranshaw] from R.M. Radano, p.90 n.45 -- Radano cites Leslie Rout's reference to Emmanuel as "a 'white' vibraphonist who was a member briefly" of the AACM]

Anthony Braxton
3 Compositions of New Jazz

Delmark DD-415 (LP, 1969) 
Delmark 415 (CD, 1996)
    also:  Trio PA 7026 (LP, Japan); Sofrason 900.250 (LP, France)

1. {Comp. 6 E} (Braxton) [20:03]
2. {Comp. 6 D} (Braxton) [12:57]
3. The Bell (Smith) [10:31]

Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cl, fl, mus, acc, bells, sn-d, mixer, etc.)
Leroy Jenkins (vln, vla, hmca, bd, rec, cym, sl-w, etc.)
Leo Smith (tpt, mlp, xyl, bot, kaz, etc.)
Muhal Richard Abrams (p) on #2; (p, clo, acl) on #3

1968 – March 27 (#1)
1968 – April 10 (#2, 3)
Sound Studios
Chicago, IL (USA)

Anthony Braxton
For Alto

Delmark DS-420/421 (2-LP, 1971)
Delmark 420 (CD, 2000)
    also:  Trio PA 7621/7622 (2-LP, Japan), Sofrason 900.253/254 (2-LP)

Side One
1. {Comp. 8 A} (dedicated to Jack Gell) (Braxton) [0:43]
2. {Comp. 8 F} (dedicated to Cecil Taylor) (Braxton) [9:30]
3. {Comp. 8 H} (dedicated to Murray de Pillars) (Braxton) [4:17]
4. {Comp. 8 (A/B) Blues} / 
{Comp. 8 E} (dedicated to John Cage)		 (Braxton) [5:18]
Side Two
5. {Comp. 8 D} (dedicated to Ann and Peter Allen) (Braxton) [12:54]
Side Three
6. {Comp. 8 C} (dedicated to Susan Axelrod) (Braxton) [10:24]
7. {Comp. 8 G} (dedicated to Kenny McKenny) (Braxton) [10:06]
Side Four
8. {Comp. 8 B} (dedicated to Leroy Jenkins) (Braxton) [19:47]

NOTE on opus numbers and dedicatees: see Lock, Mixtery, 265; 
see also Chuck Nessa's comments.  Track times above from CD reissue.

Click here for Braxton's original liner notes which were not included with the release.

Anthony Braxton (as)

1969 –  ??  [probably not 1968 -- see Jonathan Piper's explanation here]
Parkway Community Center
Chicago, IL (USA)

Anthony Braxton / Leo Smith / Leroy Jenkins
Silence

Freedom FLP 40123 (LP, 1975)
Black Lion BLCD760221 (CD, 1996, shared with Time Zones)
   also:  Trio PA9116 (LP, Japan); Freedom/Intercord ITC 28.486, 162.305; Freedom/Takuma TKCB 70331 (CD, 1994, Japan)

1. Off The Top Of My Head (Jenkins) [17:16]
2. Silence (Smith) [15:10]

Anthony Braxton (reeds & misc.)
Leo Smith (tpt & misc.)
Leroy Jenkins (vln & misc.)

1969 – prob. June [not July 18 as listed on sleeve; see Martinelli discography, p.4]
??
Chicago, IL (USA)  [not Paris as listed on record, per Leo Smith; via Jonathan Piper]

Gunter Hampel
The 8th Of July 1969 (+)

Birth 001 (LP, 1969) without #4-5
Birth 001 (CD, 1992)
    also:  Flying Dutchman 10126 (LP)

1. We Move (Hampel) [8:15]
2. Morning Song (Hampel) [18:30]
3. Crepuscule (Hampel) [25:25]
4. We Move (take 2) (Hampel) [6:21]
5. The 8th Of July 1969 (take 1) (Hampel) [0:32]

Gunter Hampel (p, vib, bcl)
Anthony Braxton (as, sss, cbcl)
Willem Breuker (as, ts, bcl, ss)
Jeanne Lee (voc)
Arjen Gorter (b, el-b)
Steve McCall (d)

1969 – July 8
André Van de Water Studios
Nederhorst den Berg (Netherlands)

various artists
Instant Composers Pool (+)

ICP 007/008 (2-LP, 1970)

1. Gib Mir Noch Ein Spiegelei Mit Schinken (Willem Breuker / Evan Parker) [1:15]

Willem Breuker (bcl)
Anthony Braxton (cbcl)
Gunter Hampel (vib)
Jeanne Lee (voc)
Arjen Gorter (b)
Steve McCall (perc)

1969 – July 8
André Van de Water Studios
Nederhorst den Berg (Netherlands)

Jacques Coursil
Black Suite

BYG 529.349 (Actuel 49) (LP, 1969)
    also:  America 30AM6111 (LP)
    excerpt of #2 on JazzActuel compilation, Charly 707 (3-CD); Get Back GET 300 (6-LP) 

1. Black Suite - Part 1 (Coursil) [18:00]
2. Black Suite - Part 2 (Coursil) [15:10]

Jacques Coursil (tpt)
Anthony Braxton (cbcl)
Arthur Jones (as)
Leroy Jenkins (vln & misc.)
Burton Greene (p)
Beb Guérin (b)
Claude Delcloo (d)

1969 – July 10
Paris (France)

Alan Silva and his Celestrial Communications Orchestra
Luna Surface

BYG 529.312 (Actuel 12) (LP, 1969)
Sunspots SPOT 539 (CD, Italy)
    also:  Get Back GET 312 (LP)

1. From the Luna Surface - Part 1 (Silva) [14:10]
2. From the Luna Surface - Part 2 (Silva) [14:10]

Alan Silva (vln)
Anthony Braxton (ss, as)
Bernard Vitet (tpt, frhn)
Grachan Moncur III (tb)
Archie Shepp (ss)
Kenneth Terroade (ts)
Dave Burrell (p)
Leroy Jenkins (vln, vla)
Beb Guerin, Malachi Favors (b)
Claude Delcloo (d)

1969 – August 17
Saravah Studios
Paris (France)

Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton [aka B-Xo/ N-O-1-47A]

BYG 529.315 (Actuel 15) (LP, 1970)
Get Back GET 315 (CD, Italy)
    also:  Affinity AFF 15 (LP); Toho YX 8005 (LP, Japan)
    excerpt of #3 on JazzActuel compilation, Charly 707 (3-CD); Get Back GET 300 (6-LP)

1. The Light On The Dalta (Smith) [9:56]
2. Simple Like (Jenkins) [9:22]
3. {Comp. 6 G} (Braxton) [19:30]

Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cl, cbcl, fl, chm, sound machine)
Leo Smith (tpt, flgn, horns, logs, siren, etc.)
Leroy Jenkins (vln, vla, fl, m-org, Hohner-org, hmca)
Steve McCall (d, dbk, perc)

1969 – September 10
 Saravah Studios
Paris (France)

Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones
Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones

America 30AM6102 (LP, 1970); Fantasy 86018 (LP, 1970)

1. The Lowlands (Chicago Beau) [18:33]
2. Howling In The Silence (Julio Finn) [21:40]
a)  Raynes or Thunders
b)  Julio's Song

Archie Shepp (p on #2, ts)
Philly Joe Jones (d)
Anthony Braxton (as, ss)
Leroy Jenkins (vln)
Chicago Beau [L.T. Beauchamp] (voc on #1, ss, hmca)
Julio Finn (voc on #2, hmca)
Earl Freeman (voc on #2, b)

1969 – December 11
Paris (France)

Anthony Braxton
This Time…

BYG 529.347 (Actuel 7) (LP, 1970)
Get Back GET 347 (CD, Italy); Sunspots SPOT 533 (CD, Italy)
    also:  Affinity AFF 25 (LP, 1979); Toho YX 6036 (LP, Japan)

1. Composition No. 1 {Comp. 6 H} (Braxton) [12:48]
2. Solo {Comp. 8 K} (Braxton) [5:42]
3. Small Composition No. 1-5 {Comp. 6 F} (Braxton) [7:47]
4. Studio Improvisation
5. In The Street (Braxton) [3:56]
6. This Time… (Braxton) [1:41]

Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cl, cbcl, fl, chm, voc, sound machine, etc.)
Leo Smith (tpt, flgn, horns, logs, siren, etc.)
Leroy Jenkins (vln, vla, fl, m-org, Hohner-org, etc.)
Steve McCall (d, dbk, perc, etc.)

1970 – January
Paris (France)

Creative Construction Company
CCC [aka Muhal]

Muse MR 5071 (LP, 1976)
Sony Records SRCS-9409 (CD, 1998, Japan)
    also:  Vedette VPA 8360 (LP, 1978, Italy); King Records K22P (LP, Japan)

1. Muhal (part I) (Jenkins) [19:24]
2. Muhal (part II) (Jenkins) [14:40]
3. (Live Spiral) (Jenkins) [2:40]

Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cl, fl, cbcl, orchestral-chm)
Leroy Jenkins (vln, vla, rec, toy-xyl, hmca, bicycle horn)
Leo Smith (tpt, flgn, frhn, seal horn, perc)
Muhal Richard Abrams (p, clo, cl)
Richard Davis (b)
Steve McCall (d, perc)

1970 – May 19
Washington Square Methodist Church (Peace Church)
New York, NY (USA)

Creative Construction Company
CCC vol. II [aka No More White Gloves]

Muse MR 5097 (LP)

1. No More White Gloves (With Sand Under Your Shoes Doing A Dance) - Part I (Jenkins) [17:30]
2. No More White Gloves (With Sand Under Your Shoes Doing A Dance) - Part II (Jenkins) [16:58]

Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cl, fl, cbcl, orchestral-chm)
Leroy Jenkins (vn, vla, rec, toy-xyl, hmca, bicycle horn)
Leo Smith (tpt, flgn, frhn, seal horn, perc)
Muhal Richard Abrams (p, clo, cl)
Richard Davis (b)
Steve McCall (d, perc)

1970 – May 19
Washington Square Methodist Church (Peace Church)
New York, NY (USA)

Marion Brown
Afternoon Of A Georgia Faun

ECM 1004 (LP, 1970)
ECM/Polydor 3801 202 8F 1004 (8-track stereo tape, 1976); info here
ECM 1004 (CD)
    also:  Toshiba-EMI 88011 (LP, Japan)

1. Afternoon Of A Georgia Faun (Brown) [17:00]
2. Djinji's Corner (Brown) [18:04]

Marion Brown (as, zomari, perc)
Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cl, cbcl, Ch-mus, fl, perc)
Bennie Maupin (ts, afl, bcl, acorn, bells, wfl, perc)
Jeanne Lee (voc, perc)
Gayle Palmore (voc, p, perc)
Chick Corea (p, bells, gong, perc)
Jack Gregg (b, perc)
Andrew Cyrille (perc)
Larry Curtis (perc) on #2
William Green (Top O'Lin, perc) on #2
Billy Malone (African-d) on #2

1970 – August 10
Sound Ideas Studio
New York, NY (USA)

Chick Corea
Circulus (+)

Blue Note BN-LA882-J2 (2-LP, 1975)
    also:  King GXF 3026/7 (2-LP, Japan)
    #4 on Early Circle, Blue Note CDP 7 84465 2 (CD, 1992)

1. Quartet Piece No. 1 (collective) [16:13]
2. Quartet Piece No. 2 (collective) [17:33]
3. Quartet Piece No. 3 (collective) [12:25]
4. Percussion Piece (collective) [5:52]

Chick Corea (p, prep-p, vib, perc, b-mba)
Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cl, cbcl)
Dave Holland (b, g, perc)
Barry Altschul (d, perc, b-mba)

1970 – August 21
New York, NY (USA)

Chick Corea
Circling In (+)

Blue Note BN-LA472-H2 (2-LP, 1978)
included on Early Circle, Blue Note CDP 7 84465 2 (CD, 1992)

1. Danse for Clarinet and Piano No. 1 (Corea / Braxton) [2:14]
2. Danse for Clarinet and Piano No. 2 (Corea / Braxton) [2:32]
3. Chimes - part 1 (Corea / Holland / Braxton) [10:20]
4. Chimes - part 2 (Corea / Holland / Braxton) [6:40]
5. Starp (Holland) [5:20]
6. {Comp. 6 F} (Braxton) [9:09]
7. Ballad (collective) [6:41]

Chick Corea (p, perc)
Anthony Braxton (as, cl, cbcl, fl)
Dave Holland (b, clo, g)
Barry Altschul (d, perc) on #5-7

1970 – October 13 (#1-4)
1970 – October 19 (#5-7)
A&R Studios
New York, NY (USA)

Circle
Live In Germany Concert

CBS-Sony SOPL 19XJ (LP, Japan)
Stretch Records MVCR-237 (CD, 1996, Japan) as Chick Corea, Circle 1: Live in Germany Concert

1. Medley:  Toy Room / Q & A (Holland) [28:13]
2. There Is No Greater Love (Ishan Jones / Marty Symes) [21:32]

Chick Corea (p)
Anthony Braxton (as, ss, fl, bcl, perc)
Dave Holland (b, clo)
Barry Altschul (d, perc)

1970 – November 28
live at Parktheater
Iserlohn (Germany)

Anthony Braxton
Recital Paris 1971

Futura 23 (LP, 1975)
    also:  Musica 2004 (LP); Epia 53905-F (LP, Japanese CBS/Epic)
Futura Ger 23 (CD, 2006)

1. Come Sunday (dedicated to Johnny Hodges) (Duke Ellington) [25:10]
2. {Comp. 16} (dedicated to David Tudor) (Braxton) [8:52]

NOTE:  LP sleeve has incorrect date (January 9 for #2) and times (28' and 7')

Anthony Braxton (as on #1; four multi-tracked pianos on #2)

1971 – January 2 (#2)
Europasonor Studios
Paris (France)

1971 – January 4 (#1)
live at Theatre de l'Epée des Bois
Paris (France)

Celestrial Communications Orchestra
My Country

Leo CD LR 302 (CD, 1989)

1. My Country (Silva) [68:00]

Alan Silva (vln, srn, electrical-acoustical bow, electrical-acoustical spring)
Anthony Braxton (as, ss)
Bernard Vitet (tpt, frhn)
Ambrose Jackson, Oche Ray Stephens (tpt)
Steve Lacy (ss)
Becky Friend (fl, as)
Robin Kenyatta, Ronnie Beer (as)
Hugh Levick, Lubomir Tamaskovic (ts)
Jouck Minor (bar)
Francois Tusques (p, org, clst)
David Horowitz (p)
Robert Wood (vib)
Bob Reid, Kent Carter, Beb Guerin (b)
Noel McGuee, Jerome Cooper (d, perc)

1971 – January
"Festival de Musique Contemporaine de Royan"
Royan (France)

Anthony Braxton
The Complete Braxton 1971

Freedom 40112/3 (2-LP, 1972?)
Freedom/Takuma 70330 (CD, 1994, Japan); Takuma 32JDF-185 (CD, Japan)
    also:  Arista/Freedom 1902 (2-LP, 1978); Trio PA 7036/7 (2-LP); Intercord 28459-6Z/1&2 (2-LP)
    also:  #1, 4, 7, 8 on Piccadilly 3514 (LP, 1980)
    also:  #1-3, 5, 7 on Fabbri Ed. I Grandi del Jazz n. 16 (LP, 1985)

1. {Comp. 6 K} (Braxton) [4:35]
2. {Comp. 6 J} (Braxton) [16:35]
3. {Comp. 6 A} (Braxton) [5:15]
4. {Comp. 22} (Braxton) [15:00]
5. {Comp. 6 I} (Braxton) [9:47]
6. {Comp. 4} (Braxton) [8:01]
7. {Comp. 6 L} (Braxton) [14:34]
8. {Comp. 6 M} (Braxton) [6:18]

NOTE:  Leo Smith's sleeve notes only included with Arista/Freedom 1902 (Lock, Forces, 379)

Anthony Braxton (as, sss, fl, cl, cbcl); conductor on #6
Kenny Wheeler (tpt, flgn) on #2, 3, 5
Dave Holland (b, clo) on #2, 3, 5
Barry Altschul (d, perc, bells) on #2, 3, 5
Chick Corea (p) on #1, 7
London Tuba Ensemble on #6:
    Geoffrey Adams, James Anderson, Michael Barnes, John Fletcher (Eb-tuba)
    Paul Lawrence (C-tuba)

1971 – February 4 (#1-5)
1971 – February 5 (#6-8)
Polydor Studios
London, England (UK)

Circle
Paris Concert (+)

ECM 1018/19 (2-LP, 1972)
ECM 1018-2 (2-CD, 1994)

1. Nefertitti (Wayne Shorter) [19:13]
2. Song For The Newborn (Holland) [6:49]
3. {Comp. 6 L} * (Braxton) [10:31]
4. Lookout Farm (Altschul) [16:06]
{Comp. 6 F} (Braxton)
5. Toy Room / Q & A (Holland) [24:40]
6. There Is No Greater Love (Ishan Jones / Marty Symes) [17:37]

        NOTE:  erroneously listed as "Duet  (Corea/Braxton)"

Chick Corea (p)
Anthony Braxton (reeds, perc)
Dave Holland (b, clo)
Barry Altschul (perc)

1971 – February 21
Maison de l'O.R.T.F.
Paris (France)

[correction re: "Comp. 6 L" from Centrifuge via e-mail, 04-Dec-2007]

Circle / Chick Corea Quartet
Live in New York City (+)

Oxford OX 3005 (LP, Italy); I Grandi del Jazz, Fabri Ed no. 86 (LP, Italy)

1. Nefertiti (Wayne Shorter) [18:26]

NOTE:  "This recording was published under Corea's name within a Jazz History in installments sold in newstands and as a standalone LP in a cheap series." [Martinelli, Braxton Discography, p.22]

Chick Corea (p)
Anthony Braxton (as, sss)
Dave Holland (b, clo)
Barry Altschul (perc)

1971 – March 19
Third International Jazz Parade at Bergamo, Donizetti Theater
Bergamo (Italy)

Circle
Gathering

CBS-Sony SOLP20XJ (LP, Japan)
Stretch Records MVCR-238 (CD, 1996, Japan) as Chick Corea, Circle 2: Gathering

1. Gathering (Corea) [41:53]

Chick Corea (p, bmb-fl, perc)
Anthony Braxton (as, ss, fl, bcl, perc)
Dave Holland (b, clo, g, perc)
Barry Altschul (d, finger-p, perc)

1971 – May 17  [not March 17 as indicated elsewhere]
Upsurge Studios
New York, NY (USA)

Anthony Braxton
News From The '70s

New Tone 7005 (CD, 1998) with session 2, session 3, session 4, session 5 below

1. Comp. 8 C (Braxton) [8:40]
2. Comp. 8 G (Braxton) [7:59]

Anthony Braxton (as)

?? 1971 – April or December
?? Royan or Paris (France)

Joseph Jarman / Anthony Braxton
Together Alone

Delmark DD-428 (LP, 1975)
Delmark DD-428 (CD, 1995)

1. Together Alone (Jarman) [5:39]
2. Dawn Dance One (Jarman) [13:46]
3. Morning (Including Circles) (Jarman) [2:18]
4. {Comp. 21} (Braxton) [6:10]
5. {Comp. 20} (Braxton) [14:53]

Joseph Jarman (sss, ss, as, fl, syn, bells, voc)
Anthony Braxton (as, cbcl, fl, p, voc)

1971 – December 29
??
Paris (France)

Anthony Braxton
Donna Lee

America 30AM6122 (LP, 1975) ["Donna" is misspelled as "Dona"]
Universal/Verve 067863 (CD, 2005)

1. Donna Lee (Charlie Parker) [9:21]
2. {Comp. 23 L} (Braxton) [11:50]
3. You Go To My Head - Part One (J. Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie) [6:27]
4. You Go To My Head - Part Two (J. Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie) [10:15]
5. {Comp. 23 K} (Braxton) [11:50]

Anthony Braxton (as)
Michael Smith (p)
Peter Warren (b)
Oliver Johnson (d)

1972 – February 18
??
Paris (France)

Anthony Braxton
Saxophone Improvisations Series F

America 30AM011/012 (2-LP)
Universal/Verve 067858 (2-CD, 2005)
    also:  #1-4 on Inner City IC 1008 (LP)

1. {Comp. 8 I} - Stage 1/2/3 (dedicated to Bobby Fisher) (Braxton)

[1:11/1:00/2:15]
2. {Comp. 26 A} (dedicated to Marie-Claude Conet) (Braxton)

[9:04]
3. {Comp. 26 J} (dedicated to Dave, Claire and Louise Holland) (Braxton)

[6:50]
4. {Comp. 26 B} (to Maurice McIntyre) (Braxton) [17:54]
5. {Comp. 26 D} (dedicated to Ann Taylor) (Braxton) [2:15]
6. {Comp. 8 J} (dedicated to Buckminster Fuller) (Braxton) [5:19]
7. {Comp. 26 C} (dedicated to George Conley) (Braxton) [6:54]
8. {Comp. 26 I} (dedicated to June Patton) (Braxton) [7:17]
9. {Comp. 26 F} (dedicated to Phillip Glass) (Braxton) [19:00]

Anthony Braxton (as)

1972 – February 25
Studio Decca
Paris (France)

Anthony Braxton
Creative Music Orchestra

Ring Records 01024/5/6 (3-LP); Moers Music 01024/5/6 (3-LP) 

{Comp. 25} (dedicated to Ornette Coleman) (Braxton)
Unit A [3:15]
Unit B [8:00]
Unit C (Parts I/II) [7:37/3:40]
Unit D [6:10]
Unit E (Parts I/II) [8:18/10:27]
Unit F (Parts I/II) [11:47/9:55]
Unit G [11:50]
Unit H [8:55]
Unit I [1:21]
Unit J [10:27]
Unit K [3:09]
Unit L [0:31]

Anthony Braxton (saxes, cl, fl)
Bob Taylor (ts)
Hugh Levick (ts, ss)
Jean Bauchard (as)
Ambrose Jackson, James Maceda, Ray Stephen Oche, Ceasare Massarenti (tpt)
Gilbert Aloir (tuba)
Joachim Kuhn (p)
Francois Mechali, Pancho Blumenzwieg (b)
Oliver Johnson, Sabu Toyozumi (perc)

1972 – March 11
live at the Festival of Chatellerault
Chatellerault (France)

Gunter Hampel / Jeanne Lee / Anthony Braxton
Familie

Birth Records 008 (LP)

1. Familie - Parts 1 & 2 [55:19]

Gunter Hampel (vib, bcl, fl, p, ss)
Jeanne Lee (voc)
Anthony Braxton (sss, as, cl, cbcl, fl)

1972 – April 1
live at the Theatre du Mouffétard
Paris (France)

Anthony Braxton
Town Hall 1972

Trio PA 3008/9 (LP)
hatART 6119 (CD, 1992) as Town Hall (Trio & Quintet) 1972
    also:  Polystar Jazz Library/Art Union MTCJ-2535 (CD, Japan)

1. Comp. 6 N (dedicated to Jerome Cooper) (Braxton) [18:18]
Comp. 6 (O) (dedicated to Frederic Rzewski) (Braxton)
2. All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern / Oscar Hammerstein) [14:12]
3. Comp. 6 P (I/II) (dedicated to Jeanne Lee) (Braxton) [13:46/21:25]

Anthony Braxton (as, ss, fl, cbcl, scl, Bb-cl, perc)
Dave Holland (b)
Philip Wilson (d) on #1, 2
John Stubblefield (ts, fl, bcl, gong, perc) on #3
Jeanne Lee (voc) on #3
Barry Altschul (perc, mba) on #3

1972 – May 22
Town Hall
New York, NY (USA)

Anthony Braxton
News From The '70s

New Tone 7005 (CD) with session 1 above; session 3, session 4, session 5 below

1. Comp. -1 (dedicated to Jerry Barr) (Braxton) [14:25]

Anthony Braxton (cl)
Dave Holland (clo)

1972 – May 22
Town Hall
New York, NY (USA)

David Holland Quartet
Conference Of The Birds

ECM 1027 (LP)
ECM 1027 (CD)
    also:  Trio PA 79 (LP, Japan)
    #3 also on Dave Holland, Rarum, Vol. 10; Selected Recordings (ECM 8010, CD, 2004)

1. Four Winds (Holland) [6:32]
2. Q & A (Holland) [8:34]
3. Conference Of The Birds (Holland) [4:34]
4. Interception (Holland) [8:20]
5. Now Here (Nowhere) (Holland) [4:32]
6. See-Saw (Holland) [6:40]

Dave Holland (b)
Anthony Braxton (reeds, fl)
Sam Rivers (reeds, fl)
Barry Altschul (perc, mba)

1972 – November 30
Allegro Studio
New York, NY (USA)

Anthony Braxton
Four Compositions (1973)

Denon YX-7506-ND (LP, 1977, Japan); Nippon Columbia NCB8504-N (LP, Japan)

1. {Comp. 23 N} (dedicated to Richard Teitelbaum) (Braxton) [11:30]
2. {Comp. 23 P} (dedicated to Richard Abrams) (Braxton) [8:24]
3. {Comp. 23 M} (dedicated to Warne Marsh) (Braxton) [9:49]
4. {Comp. 23 (O)} (dedicated to Laurent Goddet) (Braxton) [10:21]

Anthony Braxton (sss, cbcl, scl, fl, as)
Masahiko Sato (p)
Keiki Midorikawa (b)
Hozumi Tanaka (perc) on #4

1973 – January 11
??
Tokyo (Japan)

Anthony Braxton
News From The '70s

New Tone 7005 (CD) with session 1, session 2 above; session 4, session 5 below

1. Comp. -2 (Braxton) [11:09]

Anthony Braxton (as)
Kenny Wheeler (tpt)
Antoine Duhamel (p)
François Mechali (b)

1973 – December 7
Salle Paul-Fort
Nantes

Anthony Braxton
In The Tradition, Vol. 1 & 2 [aka What's New In The Tradition]

#1-5 as In The Tradition, Volume 1, SteepleChase SCS-1015 (LP, 1974), Inner City 2015 (LP, 1977), SCCD-31015 (CD)
#7-9, 11-13 as In The Tradition, Volume 2, SteepleChase SCS-1045 (LP, 1977), Inner City 2045 (LP, 1977), SCCD-31045 (CD)
all on What's New In The Tradition, SteepleChase SCCD 37003/4 (2-CD, 1991)

1. Marshmallow (Warne Marsh) [7:48]
2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus) [4:53]
3. Just Friends (Klenner-Lewis) [9:47]
4. Ornithology (Charlie Parker) [7:22]
5. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) [11:59]
6. Trane’s Blues (John Coltrane) [5:34]
7. What’s New? (Johnny Burke / Bob Haggart) [9:56]
8. Duet (Braxton/Ørsted Pedersen) [3:37]
9. Body and Soul (Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour / Frank Eyton) [10:14]
10. Marshmallow (Warne Marsh) [6:39]
11. Donna Lee (Charlie Parker) [6:33]
12. My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers) [8:05]
13. Half Nelson (Miles Davis) [4:16]

NOTE:  Braxton filled in for an ailing Dexter Gordon.

Anthony Braxton (as, cbcl)
Tete Montoliu (p)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b)
Albert Tootie Heath (d)

1974 – May 29
Rosenberg Studios
Copenhagen (Denmark)

Anthony Braxton
Solo - Live at Moers Festival

Ring Records 01002 (LP, 1976); Moers Music 01002 (LP, 1977)

1. {Comp. 26 B} (Braxton) [8:10]
2. {Comp. 26 H} (Braxton) [4:50]
3. {Comp. 77 B} (Braxton) [5:18]
4. {Comp. 26 E} (Braxton) [5:19]
5. {Comp. 26 F} (Braxton) [5:31]
6. {Comp. 26 G} (Braxton) [3:12]

Anthony Braxton (as)

1974 – June 1
live at the New Jazz Festival
Moers (Germany)

Anthony Braxton Quartett
Live at Moers Festival

Ring Records 01010-11 (2-LP, 1976)

1. {Comp. 23 B} (Braxton) [26:23]
2. {Comp. 23 E} (Braxton) [21:50]
3. {Comp. 40 (O)} (Braxton) [10:42]
4. {Comp. 40 M} (Braxton) [18:15]
5. {Comp. 23 F} (Braxton) [10:08]
6. {Comp. 23 D} (Braxton) [10:59]

Anthony Braxton (reeds)
Kenny Wheeler (tpt)
Dave Holland (b)
Barry Altschul (d, perc)

1974 – June 2
live at the New Jazz Festival
Moers (Germany)

Braxton / Bailey
First Duo Concert

#1-13 as First Duo Concert, Emanem 601 (2-LP, 1974), 3313/4 (2-LP, 1975)
#1-14 as Live at Wigmor, Inner City IC 1041 (2-LP, 1980); Nippon Columbia YX 7554/4 (2-LP, Japan)
#1-12 as First Duo Concert, Emanem 4006 (CD)
#13-14 on Derek Bailey, Fairly Early with Postscripts, Emanem 4027 (CD)

1. The First Set – Area 1 [8:22]
2. The First Set – Area 2 [3:12]
3. The First Set – Area 3 (open) [8:44]
4. The First Set – Area 4 (Bailey solo) [2:43]
5. The First Set – Area 5 [5:21]
6. The First Set – Area 6 [6:08]
7. The Second Set – Area 7 [6:48]
8. The Second Set – Area 8 [6:23]
9. The Second Set – Area 9 (Braxton solo) [5:56]
10. The Second Set – Area 10 [4:29]
11. The Second Set – Area 11 (open) [15:29]
12. The Second Set – Area 12 [3:57]
13. Another Rehearsal Extract – Area 7 [3:25]
14. Rehearsal Extract – Area 8 [6:45]

Anthony Braxton (fl, scl, cl, cbcl, sss, as) on #1-3, 5-14
Derek Bailey (el-g, 19-string(approx)-g) on #1-8, 10-14

1974 – June 29 (#13-14)
Martin Davidson's home
London, England (UK)

1974 – June 30 (#1-12)
Wigmore Hall
London, England (UK)

Anthony Braxton / Derek Bailey
Royal volume 1

Incus 43 (LP, 1984)

1. Opening (opening) [26:41]
2. Opening (closing) [16:13]

NOTE: The second half of this concert (scheduled as Incus 44) has not been issued.

Anthony Braxton (ss, as, Bb-cl, cbcl)
Derek Bailey (el-g)

1974 – July 2
Royal Hall
Luton, England (UK)

Anthony Braxton
Trio and Duet

Sackville 3007 (LP, 1975)
Sackville 3007 (CD, 2002, ltd ed. of 1000)

1. {Comp. 36} (Braxton) [19:00]
2. The Song Is You (Jerome Kern / Oscar Hammerstein) [12:00]
3. Embraceable You (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) [5:39]
4. You Go To My Head (J. Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie) [8:33]

Anthony Braxton (cl, cbcl, chm, b-d on #1; as on #2-4)
Leo Smith (tpt, flgn, p-tpt, perc, small instruments) on #1
Richard Teitelbaum (Moog-syn, perc) on #1
David Holland (b) on #2-4

1974 – October 8
Thunder Sound Studios
Toronto (Canada)

Anthony Braxton
New York, Fall 1974

Arista AL 4032 (LP, 1975)
    also:  #2 on Arista-Freedom Sampler, Arista-Freedom AFSO1 (LP) 

1. {Comp. 23 B} (Braxton) [8:50]
2. {Comp. 23 C} (Braxton) [3:07]
3. {Comp. 23 D} (Braxton) [7:03]
4. {Comp. 38 A} (Braxton) [6:33]
5. {Comp. 37} (Braxton) [8:18]
6. {Comp. 23 A} (Braxton) [5:29]

Anthony Braxton (as, fl, cl, sss, cbcl)
Kenny Wheeler (tpt, flgn) on #1-3, 6
Dave Holland (b) on #1-3, 6
Jerome Cooper (d, perc) on #1-3, 6
Richard Teitelbaum (Moog-syn) on #4
Julius Hemphill (as) on #5
Oliver Lake (ts) on #5
Hamiet Bluiett (bar) on #5
Leroy Jenkins (vln) on #6

1974 – September 27
1974 – October 16
Generation Sound Studios
New York, NY (USA)

Dave Brubeck
All The Things We Are (+)

Atlantic SD1684 (LP, 1976)
Rhino 1684 (CD, 1998)

1. In Your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck) [7:39]
2. All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern / Oscar Hammerstein) [7:27]

Dave Brubeck (p)
Anthony Braxton (as)
Jack Six (b)
Roy Haynes (d)
Lee Konitz (as) on #2

1974 – October 3
C.I. Studios
New York, NY (USA)

Leroy Jenkins / The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
For Players Only

JCOA 1010 (LP, 1975)
    also;  JCOA-Virgin J2005 (LP)

1. For Players Only - part 1 (Jenkins) [15:45]
2. For Players Only - part 2 (Jenkins) [20:35]

Leroy Jenkins (vln); conductor
Anthony Braxton (cbcl)
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (ts)
Dewey Redman (cl, mus, ban-hn)
Becky Friend (fl, pic)
Charles Brackeen (ss)
Sharon Freeman (frhn)
Bill Davis (tuba)
Leo Smith (tpt)
Joseph Bowie (tb)
Romulus Franceschini (syn)
David Holland, Sirone (b)
James Emery (g)
Diedre Murray (clo)
Jerome Cooper (d, perc, p)
Charles Shaw, Roger Blank (d, perc)

1975 – January 30
Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University
New York, NY (USA)

Anthony Braxton
News From The '70s

New Tone 7005 (CD) with session 1, session 2, session 3 above; session 5 below

1. Comp. 23 E (dedicated to Albert Ayler) (Braxton) [16:40]

Anthony Braxton (sss, cl, pic)
Kenny Wheeler (flgn)
Dave Holland (b)
Barry Altschul (perc)

1975 – May 16 or 17  [not 1974, per Michael Fitzgerald]
live at the Jazz Marathon
Gröningen (Holland)

Anthony Braxton
Five Pieces 1975

Arista AL 4064 (LP, 1975)

1. You Stepped Out of a Dream (Nacio Herb Brown / Gus Kahn) [7:09]
2. {Comp. 23 H} (Braxton) [4:35]
3. {Comp. 23 G} (Braxton) [8:05]
4. {Comp. 23 E} (Braxton) [17:17]
5. {Comp. 40 M} (Braxton) [3:23]

Anthony Braxton (as, cl, ss s, fl, a fl, cbcl)
Kenny Wheeler (tpt, flgn)
Dave Holland (b)
Barry Altschul (d)

1975 – July 1 (#1)
1975 – July 2 (#2-5)
Generation Sound Studios
New York, NY (USA)

Anthony Braxton
The Montreux/Berlin Concerts

Arista AL 5002 (2-LP, 1976) with session 2 below
on Live, RCA Bluebird 6626-2-RB (CD, 1987)
    also:  Trio PA 79 (LP, Japan)

1. {Comp. 40 N} (Braxton) [7:59]
2. {Comp. 23 J} (Braxton) [13:49]
3. {Comp. 40 (O)} (Braxton) [9:58]

Anthony Braxton (as, cl, ss s, cbcl, fl)
Kenny Wheeler (tpt)
Dave Holland (b)
Barry Altschul (d, perc, gongs)

1975 – July 20
Montreux Jazz Festival
Montreux (Switzerland)

Gunter Hampel
Enfant Terrible

Birth 0025 (LP, 1976)

1. Don't Fall Around Much Anymore (take 1) (Hampel) [6:13]
2. Morning Bird Call (Hampel) [8:19]
3. Touches (Hampel) [6:17]
4. Yes, Earth (Hampel) [8:05]
5. Purple Skies (Hampel) [9:50]
6. Metanoia (Hampel) [7:52]
7. Don't Fall Around Much Anymore (take 2) (Hampel) [8:26]

Gunter Hampel (vib, fl, bcl, p)
Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cbcl, cl, fl)
Perry Robinson (cl)
Jeanne Lee (voc)
Mark Whitecage (as, fl, acl)
Thomas Keyserling (fl, ts)
Jack Gregg (b)
Martin Bues (d)
Ruomi* (??)

*NOTE:  "Ruomi is the son of Gunter Hampel and Jeanne Lee. Don't recall if his contribution to the album is audible or just inspirational.  His name is there after the personnel on the sleeve - the album is subtitled "6 compositions for 8 improvisers and 18 instruments," all of which are accounted for without Ruomi." [M. Fitzgerald]

1975 – September 23
Fred Seibert Studios
Woodstock, NY (USA)

[info from M. Fitzgerald]

Globe Unity Orchestra and Guests
Pearls (+)

FMP 0380 (LP, 1977)

1. Every Single One Of Us Is A Pearl (Parker) [24:45]
2. Kunstmusik II (von Schlippenbach) [10:20]
3. Ruby My Dear (Thelonious Monk) [4:50]

Kenny Wheeler, Enrico Rava, Manfred Schoof (tpt)
Albert Mangelsdorff, Paul Rutherford, Günter Christmann (tb)
Anthony Braxton (as)
Peter Brötzmann (cl, ts)
Rüdiger Carl, Gerd Dudek (ts)
Evan Parker (ss, ts)
Michel Pilz (bcl)
Alexander von Schlippenbach (p)
Peter Kowald (b, tuba)
Buschi Niebergall (b)
Paul Lovens (perc & strings, saw)
unidentified dog

1975 – November 25 & 26   [NOTE:  sleeve misprints year as 1977]
"New Jazz Meeting", Südwestfunk Studios
Baden-Baden (Germany)

[info from Evan Parker discography]

Globe Unity Orchestra
Jahrmarkt/Local Fair (+)

Po Torch PTR/JWD2 (LP, 1977)

1. Jahrmarkt (Kowald) [23:28]

Kenny Wheeler,  Enrico Rava (tpt)
Paul Rutherford, Günter Christmann, Albert Mangelsdorff (tb)
Peter Kowald (tuba); conductor
Anthony Braxton (as)
Peter Brötzmann (cl, ts)
Rüdiger Carl, Gerd Dudek (ts)
Evan Parker (ss, ts)
Michel Pilz (bcl)
Alexander von Schlippenbach (p, acc)
Buschi Niebergall (b)
Paul Lovens (perc, saw)

1975 – November 27
"New Jazz Meeting", Südwestfunk Studios
Baden-Baden (Germany)

New York Section of Composers of the 70s
New American Music, Volume 3

Folkways 33903 (LP, 1975)
Smithsonian-Folkways (custom CD; download); liner notes (pdf) 

1. Struggle (Frederic Rzewski) [4:55]
2. Lullaby - God To A Hungry Child (Frederic Rzewski) [3:11]

Anthony Braxton (as on #1; cl on #2)
Karl Berger (vib)
David Holloway (voc)
Garrett List (tb) on #1
Marcia Heller (oboe) on #1
Kathy Setlour (vln) on #1
Joan Kalish (vla) on #1
Frederic Rzewski (p) on #1
Ursula Oppens (org) on #1
Jon Deak (b) on #1
Mike Sahl (el-b) on #1

1975 – December
New York, NY (USA)

[info from Martinelli discography]

Frederic Rzewski
No Place To Go But Around (+)

Finnadar SR 9011 (LP, 1976)

1. {Comp. 30 + 31} (Braxton) [10:24]

Frederic Rzewski (p)

1975 – December (?)
RCA Recording Studio "A"
New York, NY (USA)

Anthony Braxton
Creative Orchestra Music 1976

Arista 4080 (LP)
RCA Bluebird 6576-2-RB (CD, 1987)
    also:  Toshiba EIJ 80102 (LP, Japan)

1. Piece 1 {Comp. 51} (Braxton) [5:12]
2. Piece 2 {Comp. 56} (Braxton) [7:37]
3. Piece 3 {Comp. 58} (Braxton) [6:45]
4. Piece 4 {Comp. 57} (Braxton) [6:28]
5. Piece 5 {Comp. 55} (Braxton) [7:21]
6. Piece 6 {Comp. 59} (Braxton) [6:40]

Anthony Braxton (as, sss, cbsx, cbcl, cl, fl)
Seldon Powell (as, cl, fl)
Bruce Johnstone (bs, bcl)
Ronald Bridgewater (ts, cl)
Roscoe Mitchell (ss, bsx, fl, as) on #2, 3, 4, 6
Kenny Wheeler (tpt)
Cecil Bridgewater (tpt)
Jon Faddis (tpt, picc-tpt)
Leo Smith (tpt) on #2, 3, 4, 6; conductor on #1, 3, 5
George Lewis (tb)
Garrett List (tb)
Earl McIntyre (btb) on #1, 6
Jack Jeffers (btb) on #2-5
Jonathan Dorn (tuba)
Muhal Richard Abrams (p) on #1, 2, 4, 5; conductor on #6
Richard Teitelbaum (syn) on #2
Frederick Rzewski (p, b-d) on #2, 3, 4
Dave Holland (b, clo)
Karl Berger (glck, vib, xyl, chm) on #3, 4, 5
Warren Smith (d, tmp, b-d, sn-d, bmba, chm) on #1-5
Barry Altschul (perc, gongs, sn-d, bells, chm) on #2, 3, 4
Philip Wilson (d, perc, marching-cym) on #2, 3, 4

1976 – February
Generation Sound
New York, NY (USA)

various artists
Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions - vol. 2 (+)

Douglas/Casablanca NBLP 7046 (LP, 1977)
on Gravity/Douglas 30 00 332 (3-CD, 1995, France); Knit Classics KCR-3037 (3-CD, 1999); Jazz Loft Sessions: Abridged, KnitWorks 3003 (CD)
    also:  Phonogram RJ 7307 (LP, Japan, 1977); as New York City Jazz - 2, Polydor 815.111-1 (LP, 1983, France)

1. {Comp. 6 F} (excerpt) (Braxton) [6:30]

Anthony Braxton (as, cl, cbsx)
George Lewis (tb)
Michael Jackson (g)
Fred Hopkins (b)
Barry Altschul (d)