Anthony Braxton - Impressions

booksteve Says:

Mar 15, 2009 - Braxton plays great here despite the piano and bass line not being so supportive. I have a problem with the bass part particularly. He sits in places and the harmony becomes static. Happily Braxton blows the hell of this tune. Dejohnette is kickin' .

jazzbass3826 Says:

Apr 3, 2009 - miroslav actually did play with miles for a little while as stated in miles' autobiography

boogster123321 Says:

Apr 3, 2009 - really? cool im guessing bitches brew?

RaiderEleven Says:

Apr 4, 2009 - Anthony Braxton, with Corea, Vitous, and DeJohnette, takes the alto sax out beyond it's theoretical limits in homage to John Coltrane in the first part and the second part is PURE BRAXTON. AMAZING PERFORMANCE.

NENOKAM Says:

Apr 8, 2009 - it's jack de johnette...

drycomplexity Says:

Apr 15, 2009 - Its DeJohnette

willy4u4u Says:

Apr 16, 2009 - is that steve irkle?

RaiderEleven Says:

May 4, 2009 - Great performance, Coltrane AND Bird would have been proud. No one ever produced these sounds from an alto sax. At 3:30 the performance is lifted by Braxton going into 'circular breathing' that really allows him to pour on the heat. AMAZING music.

Automind001 Says:

May 7, 2009 - I don't think you get the point of this song if your raggin' on the rythm section. The bass part is genius and does not take away from the harmony at all, in fact the way the bass lays on one note creates some very interesting harmony. This song was meant to be taken WAYYY out and Moroslav succeeds in doing this.

Snoogans775 Says:

May 9, 2009 - I'm not enjoying the bass or piano either. If Anthony wanted to really go out, the rhythm section had to choose whether to support or contrast, and I think that the piano in particular did not go anywhere interesting. The bass was slightly more supportive, but did not feel connected to the group.

onandoffsuperfast Says:

Jun 7, 2009 - oh my god braxton destroooys

manmack Says:

Jun 7, 2009 - Thanks Anthony and Chick! Now where can I get: "You Stepped Out Of Dream" on CD?

Jazzykes Says:

Jun 9, 2009 - Corea wasn't in the same mood as Anthony, and was still playing the basic of the song, but he could go with Braxton, go out aswell .. . it could be better. . because, the idea would sound better..

JacobShulman Says:

Jun 10, 2009 - I love Anthony's harmonic ideas, but his swing feel and time always feels a little weird to me.

TheSoundRebellion Says:

Jun 27, 2009 - rippin' the shit, damn it! i wish the clip was longer...

number1covers Says:

Jun 29, 2009 - Wrong sloppy336. The keys and bass keepin' it simple allowed him to take it out. Quit bein' so snooty.

SYL2Oh Says:

Jul 1, 2009 - I discovered Anthony Braxton and I'm really not disappointed with this version of "Impressions". What performance ! ! ! Merci ;)

defdeezy Says:

Aug 26, 2009 - he's a master at bending time, any weirdness you experience is on purpose.

JacobShulman Says:

Aug 26, 2009 - He's the man, it's true

ravilev Says:

Oct 2, 2009 - I was at this show. It was part of a weekend festival in '81. Impressions was performed as part of an unusually long jam session with easily over a half-dozen soloists. I believe this was the first and only piece that AB perfomed during the show -- so it's easy to understand that it took him a few choruses to settle into his solo. What struck me then and I'm reminded of now is the difficulty in having to solo right after AB -- in that show it was Lee Konitz (an introspective player, no less).

Sparrowblood7663 Says:

Oct 3, 2009 - OMG

handdancin Says:

Oct 15, 2009 - that started to rock pretty hard, dej was holding it down!

PERSONIFICATIONOFYAY Says:

Nov 1, 2009 - I love Battles!

jasonmusic99 Says:

Nov 1, 2009 - It must've been amazing to be at this live! I don't know much of AB's stuff, but I'm digging into it. I noticed that it's a piano player that follows him on this vid. Is Lee konitz later or is that another video? only reason I ask is that I'd love to find more footage of that set. It sounds amazing with 6 great players on it!!! Who were the others? Also do you or anyone know who the others are on this vid?

RaiderEleven Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - Anthony Braxton takes the alto saxophone out beyond it's theoretical limits in a SPECTACULAR SOLO performance. John Coltrane would have loved this performance on his classic song "Impressions". Jack Dejohnette is stunning on the drums, pushing Braxton along. Corea and Vitas provide solid backing.