19 (Solo) Compositions, 1988
# 19 (Solo) Compositions, 1988

19 [Solo] Compositions, 1988 is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton featuring solo performances recorded in 1988 and released on the New Albion label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

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| Allmusic | |

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated:

   These live concerts feature Anthony Braxton on 19 selections, each of which explore a different idea or mood. ... Although free in spots, Braxton's performances also have their own logic and are quite concise.

## Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

* "138A (ballade)" - 2:57
* "106D (relationship)" - 3:25
* "118F (buzz logic)" - 2:46
* "138B (african violets)" 2:26
* "77G (whole)" - 3:14
* "118A (intervallic)" - 3:17
* "138C (long)" - 2:25
* "106J (pointillistic)" - 2:40
* "77C (triplet diatonic)" - 3:05
* "26F (104/M kelvin)" - 1:50
* "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:17
* "119I (+99E) (medium dance)" - 1:47
* "119G (multiphonic)" - 1:58
* "Round 'Bout Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 2:44
* "99B (line)" - 3:47
* "106A (quarter)" - 2:56
* "138D (ballade)" - 2:17
* "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 5:10
* "106C (triadic spiral)" - 3:04
* Recorded at Killian Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 8, 1988 (tracks 1-16) and Intersection for the Arts in San Francisco, CA on April 16, 1988 (tracks 17-19)

## Personnel

* Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone
