Seven Standards (1985), Vols. 1 & 2 is a two volume set by free jazz musician Anthony Braxton. It was recorded January 30 â 31, 1985. The album is less free than most of Braxton's previous work and features jazz standards arranged in the usual jazz-combo style.
Track listing
Volume 1
- "Joy Spring" <small>(Clifford Brown)</small> â 7:33
- "Spring Is Here" <small>(m. Richard Rodgers w. Lorenz Hart)</small> â 3:53
- "I Remember You" <small>(m. Victor Schertzinger w. Johnny Mercer)</small> â 5:22
- "Toy" <small>(Clifford Jordan)</small> â 6:33
- "You Go to My Head" <small>(m. J. Fred Coots w. Haven Gillespie)</small> â 9:35
- "Old Folks" <small>(m. Willard Robison w. Dedette Lee Hill)</small> â 7:10
- "Background Music" <small>(Warne Marsh)</small>â 5:34
Volume 2
- "Moment's Notice" <small>(John Coltrane)</small> â 8:33
- "Ruby, My Dear" <small>(Thelonious Monk)</small> â 5:11
- "Groovin' High" <small>(Dizzy Gillespie)</small> â 6:40
- "Yardbird Suite" <small>(Charlie Parker)</small> â 4:31
- "Nica's Dream" <small>(Horace Silver)</small> â 4:19
- "Milestones" <small>(Miles Davis)</small> â 4:35
- "Trinkle Tinkle" <small>(Thelonious Monk)</small> â 6:20
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