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.[1][2]

19 [Solo] Compositions, 1988
Live album by Anthony Braxton
Released	1989
Recorded	April 8 & 16, 1988
Venue	Killian Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:36
Label	New Albion NA 023
Producer	Joel Gordon and Foster Reed
Anthony Braxton chronology
Zurich Concerts (1988) 19 [Solo] Compositions, 1988 (1989) Solo (London) 1988 (1988)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

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.

— Yanow, Scott. Anthony Braxton: 19 Solo Compositions – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

1. "138A (ballade)" - 2:57
2. "106D (relationship)" - 3:25
3. "118F (buzz logic)" - 2:46
4. "138B (african violets)" 2:26
5. "77G (whole)" - 3:14
6. "118A (intervallic)" - 3:17
7. "138C (long)" - 2:25
8. "106J (pointillistic)" - 2:40
9. "77C (triplet diatonic)" - 3:05
10. "26F (104/M kelvin)" - 1:50
11. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:17
12. "119I (+99E) (medium dance)" - 1:47
13. "119G (multiphonic)" - 1:58
14. "Round 'Bout Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 2:44
15. "99B (line)" - 3:47
16. "106A (quarter)" - 2:56
17. "138D (ballade)" - 2:17
18. "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 5:10
19. "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

References