WE HAD MR. BRAXTON AT OUR STORE IN NYC ON MARCH 28TH FOR A SIGNING OF HIS BRAND NEW BOX SET - HE SPENT FOUR HOURS SIGNING AND PERSONALIZING COPIES OF HIS NEW BOX SET FOR OUR HAPPY CUSTOMERS.
IN ADDITION, HE GRACIOUSLY CONSENTED TO SIGN A FEW EXTRA BOXES FOR PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE STORE - WE OFFER THESE LAST FEW COPIES HERE!!!

ULTRA-RARE SIGNED COPY!

ANTHONY BRAXTON - 9 Compositions (Iridium) 2006

[9 CD + 1 DVD Box Set] (Firehouse12 04-03-001; USA)

Limited edition 10 Disc Box Set manufactured in 2007

A nine-CD-plus-one-DVD box set documenting what Time Out New York called "last Spring's epochal run" at New York's Iridium Jazz Club in March 2006. Described by Braxton as "THE point of definition in my work thus far," these concerts featured the world premieres of Compositions 350 through 358, the final works in his Ghost Trance Music series, recorded over the course of this rare four-night stand on an American stage. Included with the music is a Braxton documentary, interspersed with live concert footage, and an extensive collection of essays, commentary and biographical information. This definitive set is being released in coordination with Braxton's return engagement at Iridium March 29th-April 1st, 2007.
The "12+1tet" on this box set's recordings are: Anthony Braxton - alto, soprano, and sopranino saxophones, clarinet, Eb contralto clarinet; Mary Halvorson - electric guitar; Nicole Mitchell - flute, alto and bass flutes, piccolo, voice; Sara Schoenbeck - bassoon, suona; Reut Regev - trombone, flugelbone; Carl Testa - acoustic bass, bass clarinet; James Fei - alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet; Andrew Raffo Dewar - soprano and c-melody saxophones, clarinet; Jay Rozen - tuba, euphonium; Stephen H. Lehman - alto and sopranino saxophones; Jessica Pavone - viola, violin; Aaron Siegel - percussion, vibraphone; Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet, flugelhorn, trumpbone, piccolo and bass trumpets, shell.

"Going to hear Anthony Braxton in Times Square is a unique event," writes trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas in his commentary on the second night's first set. "The quizzical looks of tourists who just happened to come down for this set and seem to be asking themselves if this is some sort of introduction to something else or if in fact this is the thing itself. Rapt listeners aware that we are in for a very special treat. The tension was palpable, and it was inspiring to think that after all these years of brilliance-years of composing, performing, teaching, writing, living-this man is still on the front edge of what it means to hear new music, to be in time, to exist. There is a power in this music that urges us to do better, to learn, to grow, to change and adapt. To excel in each moment."

"Braxton is one of the past forty years' great radical musical thinkers," explains AllAboutJazz.com Senior Editor John Kelman. "He simply operates on a different plane than the vast majority, and his compositions reflect the kind of rich complexity that is so beyond the conventional that one really has to listen to them with a different set of ears." His groundbreaking and continually evolving approach to music, developed over the past five decades, embraces a wealth of musical traditions ranging from jazz saxophonists Wayne Marsh and Albert Ayler to innovative American composers John Cage and Charles Ives to pioneering European Avant-Garde figures Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis. Fanatically documented by a dedicated following around the world, his multi-faceted career includes hundreds of recordings, an influential legacy as an educator and author of scholarly writings, and awards such as the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellowship.

"The multi-reedist/composer might very well be jazz's last bona fide genius," adds the All Music Guide's Chris Kelsey. "The best of his work is on a level with any art music of the late 20th century, jazz or classical."

Condition is BRAND NEW IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP [NOT a re-wrap!] One corner of the wrap was opened so Mr. Braxton could hand-sign the box [see photo]

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