Anthony Braxton

About the artist

Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American composer, saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, pianist and philosopher. He has created a large body of highly complex work. Braxton is one of the most prolific American musicians/composers to date, having released well over 100 albums since the 1960s. Among the vast array of instruments he utilizes are the flute; the sopranino, soprano, C-Melody, F alto, E-flat alto, baritone, bass, and contrabass saxophones; and the E-flat, B-flat, and contrabass clarinets.

Top songs

  1. Dedicated to Multi-Instrumentalist Jack Gell
  2. 6-77AR-36K (Opus 23B)
  3. 138A ballade
  4. To Composer John Cage
  5. To Artist Murray De Pillars
  6. To Pianist Cecil Taylor
  7. Brilliant Corners
  8. MDD-3/63D (Opus 23C)
  9. Dedicated to Ann and Peter Allen
  10. Dedicated to Susan Axelrod
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  1. You Go To My Head
  2. To My Friend Kenny McKenny
  3. Rbhm (Opus 23d)
  4. Dedicated To Multi-Instrumentalist Leroy Jenkins
  5. Played Twice
  6. Composition 40 B
  7. Reflections
  8. Skippy
  9. You Stepped Out of a Dream
  10. Composition 40 (O)
  11. N-WH-70 (Opus 38A)
  12. All The Things You Are
  13. Composition 6 C
  14. Four In One
  15. Moonlight in Vermont
  16. BOR----H (Opus 23E)
  17. Half Nelson
  18. 30-EGN (Opus 37)
  19. KA-47 (Opus 23A)
  20. Ask Me Now
  21. multiphonic
  22. Take Five
  23. G-647 (Opus 23H)
  24. The Bell
  25. 178-F4 312
  26. MMKF-6 (CN-72)
  27. 4038-NBS (Opus 23G)
  28. 4 8 9 M (Opus 40M)
  29. Composition 40 F - Composition 23 J
  30. I Remember You
  31. Blues For Alice
  32. Kelvin
  33. Composition 6E
  34. BWC-12 N-48 (Stages 1-3)
  35. 138B african violets
  36. JMK-80 CFN-7
  37. NBH- 7C K7
  38. 138C long
  39. W-138 (Opus 51)
  40. What's New
  41. Donna Lee
  42. NR-12-C (33M)
  43. Composition 6D
  44. Giant Steps
  45. african violets
  46. 22-M (Opus 58)
  47. 118A intervallic
  48. (348-R)-C-233
  49. Impressions
  50. 77C triplet diatonic
  51. Lines For Lyons
  52. Round 'bout Midnight
  53. RFO-M-F (32)
  54. G-10 - K (Opus 56)
  55. The Duke
  56. April in Paris
  57. 0-500 (Opus 55)
  58. Ornithology
  59. The Light On The Dalta
  60. 77G whole
  61. Green Dolphin Street
  62. Simple Like
  63. 26F Kelvin
  64. Triplet Diatonic
  65. two not one
  66. 106D relationship
  67. 118F buzz logic
  68. 99B line
  69. O NB-12 (Opus 57)
  70. Red Top
  71. Marshmallow
  72. 106J pointillistic
  73. Open Aspect # 4
  74. dreams
  75. A Night in Tunisia
  76. Along Came Betty
  77. CD-4 P (Opus 59)
  78. Composition No. 101
  79. Composition 40 F / Composition 23 J
  80. 77C, Triplet Diatonic
  81. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
  82. 106C triadic spiral
  83. Alone Together
  84. 317e 32nd street
  85. GNG (Opus 77A)
  86. Bebop
  87. Just Friends
  88. Language Improvisitions - Live
  89. Composition No.165 (For 18 Instruments)
  90. Waltz For Debbie

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