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That sweater's gonna fetch a fortune at an auction someday, lol. Hopefully not soon, though.

@@mike8015 I'm certain that Sotheby's, who sold Jack Kerouac's rain coat to Johnny Depp, has absolutely no idea who Anthony Braxton is. And who would bid on his sweater? Braxton has worked on the margins all his life, which is why his work is always interesting. I doubt he wishes he wrote "Macarena" (their sweaters won't be posthumously auctioned either).

Everything is a cliche. It's either done well or it isn't. This was good.

A boneheaded statement is a boneheaded statement.

True !

You're not listening.

The technique is nothing when the guy walks the other way...sorry that not everyone plays like the little Bird!

Good, good, let the hate flow through you!

@@neocolors prove it

If he is a crook--where is the loot? Who has he robbed? Braxton has more than proven his cultural significance. You are simply out of your depth aesthetically and philosophically, so far. But, if you want to educate yourself and, perhaps, catch up, read any (or, in your case, all!) of his seven books.

@@ajra4626 I just discovered anthony braxton while hanging out on youtube. I then did some research on him. In my opinion, he is certainly the biggest crook in the history of jazz. It's totally amazing that he could have such a career in the music world and have such academic positions. I mean, what is going on with the listeners, the media and the jazz community that they want us to believe that this guy is a genius? Everything about him is a problem: his instrumental technique is close to zero, his music itself is modern when it sounds like a beginner's band, his gibberish discourse about his music means absolutely nothing, but also his interviews in which he comes across as a pretentious old bigot. Please, retire and let the real artists play.

@@neocolorsit s not about hating this music or someone it s all about lucidity and reality. All sounds dramatically old and not creative into this music. Musically it s most of the time ugly because it’s completely idealistic : braxton concept is in a way a dream but it never comes true and finally it’s close to nothing. That’s why it’s ugly but for me it’s not the main problem. the main problem is : Braxton don t have any king of artistic vision just sounds and sounds and sounds and very often ugly sounds and ugly sounds and ugly sounds a long chain without any surprise. I m reading ‘musical poetry’ by stravinski and I m sure that Stravinsky would despise Braxton s music. read stravinski the most creative artist of his time and you understand what is to invent something in music.

first of all, i appreciate your dispassionate analysis. most people who dislike this rip braxton like he is the antichrist. allow me to suggest some things that might be illuminating to you. (i'm not trying to convert you, and i don't especially like it either.) but i do admire people who are looking for something beyond the traditional show tune harmonies and recognizable melodies of even the most complex jazz and i think they are import for the growth of art. people laughed at stravinky's rite of spring in 1913, and then it became essentially the blueprint for 20th century symphonic music. picasso "can't draw", cecil taylor is a fake, and coltrane has lost his mind. (these last 3 are some of my favorite artists, and after years of listening to coltrane's classic quartet, i only listen to om now, and that almost daily.) but i guess here is my point, it took me months to really get om, and when i did i was floored by the depth and authenticity of the playing, way beyond his remake of favorite things, for example. so i think this stuff is important, and i also think i could aclmate to it like i did to om. but i'm too old and busy to put in the effort. all the best . happy listening. fortunately, there's much to hear.

If I may offer some clarifying remarks about the music, this level of Braxton's music (the ZIM musics) is genuinely quite abstract and all-encompassing to the point where, yes, the players are routinely given the freedom to play pretty much whatever they feel is right in the moment. The compositional aspect comes from more abstract (often structural) elements in the music, e.g. something akin to providing the performers guidelines for navigating their own journeys, as well as checkpoints for the ensemble. It's all very complicated and I don't understand even a fraction of it, but of course what matters in the end is the music itself, and speaking for myself, this music does bring me many emotions other than anxiety. It is certainly not typical music, and I can imagine that is the source of your anxiety, but after having exposed myself to Braxtons work and learned about how he understands his music, I now can say I've found the beauty and depth in it and I am no longer merely discomforted or bored by it. So I believe it is possible to learn to appreciate it even if it is ostensibly abstract music. It may not be easy at first but it is absolutely worth it

In fact, I was just on a binge today of Braxton's ZIM musics because something about them scratches a particular itch, and is also oddly calming, and is also some of the most positively unique music of recent memory. I won't lie and say this type of music doesn't take a little getting used to at first, but now I'm personally infatuated with it!

Yes but the detailed recordings with vid and instant delivery of internet make it even better.

"This kind of stuff"?

It'll be available as lossless digital audio on Bandcamp. I don't blame anyone for saying goodbye to the CD format. This set would require 12 discs and whatever extra packaging that necessitates.

Wow what? It hasn't Aired yet!

Could you recommend any good fake Brooklyn Jazz pretending to be avant-garde from 1959?

They werent playing these rhythms in 1959!

Listen to the music until the end and you'll read: Tomas Fujiwara - drums Gerald Cleaver - drums Mary Halvorson - guitar Brandon Seabrook - guitar Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet Ralph Alessi - trumpet

@@meinolf_ thanks. I didn't make it that far

Groovin!

That not nice. We all take from what's up in the air.

What an ignorant comment. You obviously don't know how this music functions and serves.