| Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments) | ||||
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| Live album by Anthony Braxton | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | February 4, 1992 | |||
| Venue | Foellinger Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, IL | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:05 | |||
| Label | New Albion NA 050 CD | |||
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Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments) is a live album by composer and conductor Anthony Braxton with the University of Illinois Creative Music Orchestra recorded in Illinois in 1992 and released on the New Albion label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
The AllMusic review by "Blue" Gene Tyranny called it "Wonderful acoustic music that winds its way through many textures and energy levels, not reducible to a simple description. Enjoyable, as well as music of a grand vision".
Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Braxton.
- "Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments)" – 50:05
Personnel
- University of Illinois Creative Music Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Braxton
- Paul Martin Zonn – alto saxophone, clarinet, slide saxophone
- Graham Kessler – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Andrew Mitroff – tenor saxophone, flute
- Kevin Engel – tenor saxophone, bassoon, clarinet
- Mark Barone – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Thomas Tait, Jeff Helgesen, Judd G. Danby – trumpet
- Erik Lund, Douglass Farwell, Keith Moore – trombone
- Jesse Seifert-Gram – tuba
- Tom Paynter – piano
- Mark Zanter – guitar
- Drew Krause – synthesizer
- Adam Davis – bass
- Justin Kramer, Tom Sherwood – percussion
References
- Anthony Braxton discography Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 13, 2017
- Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed June 13, 2017
- New Albion Records, Inc Archives accessed June 13, 2017
- ^ Tyranny, "Blue" Gene. Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.