is anthony braxton good? or he has no sense of tempo?

>>69320672
He's essential listening.

yes, he's also completely fucking insane
i also just found out that his son was in Battles when they dropped Mirrored

interesting on a technical level, but no passion.

>>69320866
i love how he descomposes traditional songs

He's good if you're into the avant garde stuff, not exactly easy listening.

>>69320705
That only depends on what you consider essential.

>>69321126
What makes you say that? Because it's not conventional?

>>69321539
Not necessarily, but what emotions do you feel listing to his music? I certainly don't get anything out of it like I do with Coltrane's Ascension or My Favorite Things.

Not saying emotion or feeling is the most important thing in jazz, but it's an important part for me. It's what keeps me coming back. And I'm saying this as a fan of Braxton.

>>69321126
This, Braxton views jazz as some weird extension of 20th century classical music. Boring and soulless.

>>69321638
Well free jazz itself is all about emotion/instinct/feeling, so it could easily be aggression, relaxation, stress, happiness, excitement, or anything you want. Personally, I can possibly see a variety of things in the ever-changing improvisations. Their doesn't necessarily need to be a exact specific reason behind it either. The enjoyment of something with no time signatures, different textures, or constantly moving and escaping can be enjoyed for whatever reason to. I'm not the biggest ever fan of Braxton, but I think I get free jazz.

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Okay I listen to a lot of noisy/abrasive/disonant music but I cannot fucking stand some of the screeching saxophone parts on this album. Like seriously who the fuck wants to listen to this whole hour-long thing? I tried it twice because it's in Scaruffi's top 10 but I just don't fucking get it at all.

Seriously, I even enjoy stuff like Schoenberg but this album just irritates me greatly. It almost hurts my ears.

>>69322246
You'll get used to it, trust me.