Seven Compositions 1978

Seven Compositions 1978
Studio album by Anthony Braxton
Released	1980
Recorded	November 1979
Studio	P.A.L.M. Studio, Paris
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:39
Label	Moers Music momu 01066
Producer	Burkhard Hennen
Anthony Braxton chronology
Anthony Braxton / Robert Schumann String Quartet (1979) Seven Compositions 1978 (1980) Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists (1980) (1980)

Seven Compositions 1978 is an album by composer Anthony Braxton recorded in Paris in 1979 by a quartet and originally released on the Moers Music label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick stated: "Seven Compositions (1978) is, overall, a fine documentation of one of Braxton's less heralded bands and a fine compendium of works in its own right, providing a good portrait of the state of his musical concerns at the time."

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton are graphically titled and the following attempts to translate the title to text.

1. "2643 K-8--W-B [Composition 69 G]" - 7:25
2. "W6 4N R6 AH0 [Composition 40 F]" - 9:55
3. "36 SB7 M-36 [Composition 69 M]" - 3:14
4. "ANNF (GM-6)--30 [Composition 40 D]" - 5:28
5. "F04(G)WN OQO-26-- [Composition 40 I]" - 3:57
6. "---(W6 N6) - K8-4 [Composition 69 H]" - 7:35
7. "---GM2 (OSM-40) - GRK [Composition 69 K]" - 2:05

Personnel

• Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, E♭ soprano saxophone, contrabass clarinet, soprano clarinet, clarinet
• Ray Anderson - trombone, alto trombone, cornet
• John Lindberg - bass
• Thurman Barker - drums, marimba, bells