19 [Solo] Compositions, 1988 is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton featuring solo performances recorded in 1988 and released on the New Albion label.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated:
These live concerts feature Anthony Braxton on 19 selections, each of which explore a different idea or mood. ... Although free in spots, Braxton's performances also have their own logic and are quite concise.
Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.
"138A (ballade)" - 2:57
"106D (relationship)" - 3:25
"118F (buzz logic)" - 2:46
"138B (african violets)" 2:26
"77G (whole)" - 3:14
"118A (intervallic)" - 3:17
"138C (long)" - 2:25
"106J (pointillistic)" - 2:40
"77C (triplet diatonic)" - 3:05
"26F (104/M kelvin)" - 1:50
"You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:17
"119I (+99E) (medium dance)" - 1:47
"119G (multiphonic)" - 1:58
"Round 'Bout Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 2:44
"99B (line)" - 3:47
"106A (quarter)" - 2:56
"138D (ballade)" - 2:17
"Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 5:10
"106C (triadic spiral)" - 3:04
Recorded at Killian Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 8, 1988 (tracks 1–16) and Intersection for the Arts in San Francisco, CA on April 16, 1988 (tracks 17–19)
Personnel
Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone