Elements of Surprise
1985 live album by Anthony Braxton and George Lewis
| Elements of Surprise | ||||
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| Live album by Anthony Braxton and George Lewis | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | June 7, 1976 Moers Festival, Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:20 | |||
| Label | Moers Music momu 01036 | |||
| Producer | Burkhard Hennen | |||
| Anthony Braxton chronology | ||||
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Elements of Surprise is a live album by saxophonist Anthony Braxton and trombonist George E. Lewis recorded at the Moers Festival in Germany in 1976 and originally released on the Moers Music label.[1][2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
- "Composition 64" (Anthony Braxton) - 9:50
- "Ornithology" (Braxton/Charlie Parker) - 6:50
- "Composition 65" (Braxton) - 2:19
- "Music for Trombone and B♭ Soprano" (George Lewis) - 18:18
Personnel
- Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
- George Lewis - trombone
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- Six Compositions (Quartet) 1984
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- Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986
- Six Monk's Compositions (1987)
- Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988
- A Memory of Vienna
- Eight (+3) Tristano Compositions, 1989: For Warne Marsh
- Duets: Hamburg 1991
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- 4 (Ensemble) Compositions 1992
- Four Compositions (GTM) 2000
- Beyond Quantum
- Town Hall 1972
- Solo: Live at Moers Festival
- Quartet: Live at Moers Festival
- First Duo Concert
- Elements of Surprise
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- Dortmund (Quartet) 1976
- The Montreux/Berlin Concerts
- Quintet (Basel) 1977
- Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978
- One in Two – Two in One
- Performance (Quartet) 1979
- Anthony Braxton / Robert Schumann String Quartet
- Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists (1980)
- Solo (Pisa) 1982
- Quartet (London) 1985
- Quartet (Birmingham) 1985
- Quartet (Coventry) 1985
- 19 (Solo) Compositions, 1988
- Ensemble (Victoriaville) 1988
- 2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988
- Eugene (1989)
- Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989
- Willisau (Quartet) 1991
- 10 Compositions (Duet) 1995
- Duo (Victoriaville) 2005
- Trio (Victoriaville) 2007
- 9 Standards (Quartet) 1993
- Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993
- Two Compositions (Trio) 1998
- 23 Standards (Quartet) 2003
- 20 Standards (Quartet) 2003
- 19 Standards (Quartet) 2003
- Paris Concert
- Circling In
- Circulus
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- Creative Construction Company Vol. II
