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Composition 98

Composition 98 is an album by composer Anthony Braxton featuring the title piece, recorded in 1981 performed by a quartet, and originally released on the hat ART label as a double LP containing live and studio versions of the composition, but only the studio version was rereleased on CD in 1990.

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Composition 98
Studio album / Live album by
Released1981
RecordedJanuary 19 & 24, 1981
Ludwigsburg, West Germany and Bern, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length96:35
Labelshat ART
ART 1984
ProducersPia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Anthony Braxton chronology
For Two Pianos
(1980)
Composition 98
(1981)
Composition No. 96
(1981)

Composition 98 is an album by composer Anthony Braxton featuring the title piece, recorded in 1981 performed by a quartet, and originally released on the hat ART label as a double LP containing live and studio versions of the composition, but only the studio version was rereleased on CD in 1990.1234

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Track listing

  1. "Composition 98 (Studio)" – 48:30
  2. "Composition 98 (Live)" – 48:05

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References

  1. Anthony Braxton discography Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2016
  2. Anthony Braxton Catalog accessed November 3, 2016
  3. HatHut hatART discography: LPs accessed November 3, 2016
  4. Filippo, R., Eenciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton accessed November 3, 2016
  5. Composition No. 98 – listing at AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.