Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments) is a live album by composer and conductor Anthony Braxton with the University of Illinois Creative Music Orchestra recorded in Illinois in 1992 and released on the New Albion label.[1][2][3]

Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments)
Live album by Anthony Braxton
Released	1992
Recorded	February 4, 1992
Venue	Foellinger Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, IL
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:05
Label	New Albion NA 050 CD
Anthony Braxton chronology
Duo (Amsterdam) 1991 (1991) Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments) (1992) Two Lines (1992)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The AllMusic review by "Blue" Gene Tyranny called it "Wonderful acoustic music that winds its way through many textures and energy levels, not reducible to a simple description. Enjoyable, as well as music of a grand vision".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

1. "Composition No. 165 (for 18 instruments)" – 50:05

Personnel

• University of Illinois Creative Music Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Braxton
  • Paul Martin Zonn – alto saxophone, clarinet, slide saxophone
  • Graham Kessler – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Andrew Mitroff – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Kevin Engel – tenor saxophone, bassoon, clarinet
  • Mark Barone – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Thomas Tait, Jeff Helgesen, Judd G. Danby – trumpet
  • Erik Lund, Douglass Farwell, Keith Moore – trombone
  • Jesse Seifert-Gram – tuba
  • Tom Paynter – piano
  • Mark Zanter – guitar
  • Drew Krause – synthesizer
  • Adam Davis – bass
  • Justin Kramer, Tom Sherwood – percussion

References