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. 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.

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."

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

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.