title: Seven Compositions 1978
text: # Seven Compositions 1978
  
  Seven Compositions 1978 is an album by composer Anthony Braxton recorded in Paris in 1979 by a quartet and originally released on the Moers Music label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
  
  The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick stated: "Seven Compositions (1978) is, overall, a fine documentation of one of Braxton's less heralded bands and a fine compendium of works in its own right, providing a good portrait of the state of his musical concerns at the time."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Anthony Braxton are graphically titled and the following attempts to translate the title to text.
  
  * "2643 K-8--W-B [Composition 69 G]" - 7:25
  * "W6 4N R6 AH0 [Composition 40 F]" - 9:55
  * "36 SB7 M-36 [Composition 69 M]" - 3:14
  * "ANNF (GM-6)--30 [Composition 40 D]" - 5:28
  * "F04(G)WN OQO-26-- [Composition 40 I]" - 3:57
  * "---(W6 N6) - K8-4 [Composition 69 H]" - 7:35
  * "---GM2 (OSM-40) - GRK [Composition 69 K]" - 2:05
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, E♭ soprano saxophone, contrabass clarinet, soprano clarinet, clarinet
  * Ray Anderson - trombone, alto trombone, cornet
  * John Lindberg - bass
  * Thurman Barker - drums, marimba, bells
  