Six Compositions: Quartet

Six Compositions: Quartet is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1981 and released on the Antilles label.[1][2]

Six Compositions: Quartet
Studio album by Anthony Braxton
Released	1982
Recorded	October 21 & 22, 1981
Studio	Generation Sound Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:41
Label	Antilles AN 1005
Producer	Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton chronology
Composition No. 96 (1981) Six Compositions: Quartet (1982) Open Aspects '82 (1982)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Braxton seems quite comfortable playing this complex music, and his diagrams (which serve as song titles) are actually fairly humorous."[3]

Track listing

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

1. "Unpk X [Composition No. 40B]" - 7:09
2. "Eggg (Mc- [Composition No. 69N]" - 7:52
3. "Pzq M C Wh [Composition No. 34]" - 6:17
4. "Dk(Rhx) T U Gil-6 [Composition No. 40A]" - 9:04
5. "M R Rjm D [Composition No. 40G]" - 5:00
6. "G-Ho Mhh Rwp [Composition No. 52]" - 6:11

Personnel

• Anthony Braxton – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, E♭ soprano saxophone, contrabass clarinet
• Anthony Davis - piano
• Mark Helias - bass
• Ed Blackwell - drums

References

1. Anthony Braxton discography accessed November 3, 2016
2. Jazzlists: Antilles 1000 series discography accessed November 1, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. Six Compositions: Quartet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.