Anthony Braxton

12 Comp (ZIM) 2017 (FH12-033B)

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Title 12 Comp (ZIM) 2017

Author Anthony Braxton

Supplier Firehouse 12

EAN 711574914661

Reference DRJ 166493

LABEL CODE FH12-033B

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBERS 1

• blu-ray disc

ZIM Music is based on a principle Braxton calls "gradient logic" that essentially boils down to music which constantly changes its mind. In the accompanying booklet to the Blu-Ray, Braxton himself describes ZIM Music as "a glider airplane that circles in a downward and/or upward spiral." This music constantly changes in tempo, volume and demeanor but at a gradual pace, allowing it to gracefully alter its shape and focus as different instruments either join in or fall out of the mix and come to the front or recede into the background.

The performances of these twelve compositions come from live concerts in 2017 and 2018 and are by six, seven and nine piece ensembles. All have a configuration of mostly horns and strings, with the core musicians on every piece being Braxton himself on reeds, Taylor Ho Bynum on brass instruments, Dan Peck on tuba, and Jacquline Kerrod on harp. They are joined by a select group of additional players which vary from unit to unit, mainly Shelley Burgon, Miriam Overlach or Brandee Younger as second harpist, Adam Matlock on accordion and aerophone, and either Tomeka Reid on cello or Jean Cook on violin. For the nonet pieces, two extra horn players are further added, Ingrid Laubrock on saxophone and Stephanie Richards on trumpet

Anthony Braxton has produced a lot of amazing music in his distinguished career, but this is some of his most intricate and dazzling. The constant activity of this music is enthralling but It is impossible to take it all in with a couple of listens. It is best to just absorb it at first without trying to analyze too much. The details reveal themselves more with every hearing.