On the 30th anniversary of the Victo Festival Anthony Braxton took to the stage for a magnificent solo performance on the alto sax, performing 8 spontaneous compositions and an 8+ minute version of "Body and Soul", seamlessly crossing lyrical and complex approaches to the horn using his unique intervallic, trimbral and diagrammatic language, a stunning and embraceable accomplishment.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2017 Country: Canada Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold 3 Panels Recorded at the 33rd International Music Festival of Victoriaville on May 21st, 2017
"To celebrate the 30th anniversary of our label, Anthony Braxton gives us a gift! After the historic "For Alto - 1969" here is "Solo (Victoriaville) 2017". Don't miss it!"-Victo
"In Victoriaville, Braxton unveiled a vast but measured and mature volley of musical content, clearly of the jazz varriety in the specific and symbolic sense. He was right at home."-Josef Woodard, Downbeat, August 2017
"... a titanic performance that moved from machine-gun bursts to airy harmonics, whether welded to his own structures or lightly tethered to the chord changes of ancient American songs."-Stuart Broomer, MusicWork Issue 128
Triple gatefold with liner notes by Stuart Broomer.