Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments) is a live album by composer and conductor Anthony Braxton with the University of Illinois Creative Music Orchestra recorded in Illinois in 1992 and released on the New Albion label.
Reception
The AllMusic review by "Blue" Gene Tyranny called it "Wonderful acoustic music that winds its way through many textures and energy levels, not reducible to a simple description. Enjoyable, as well as music of a grand vision".
Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Braxton.
- "Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments)" â 50:05
Personnel
- University of Illinois Creative Music Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Braxton
- Paul Martin Zonn â alto saxophone, clarinet, slide saxophone
- Graham Kessler â alto saxophone, clarinet
- Andrew Mitroff â tenor saxophone, flute
- Kevin Engel â tenor saxophone, bassoon, clarinet
- Mark Barone â baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Thomas Tait, Jeff Helgesen, Judd G. Danby â trumpet
- Erik Lund, Douglass Farwell, Keith Moore â trombone
- Jesse Seifert-Gram â tuba
- Tom Paynter â piano
- Mark Zanter â guitar
- Drew Krause â synthesizer
- Adam Davis â bass
- Justin Kramer, Tom Sherwood â percussion
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