| Duo Palindrome 2002 | ||||
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| Released | 2004 | |||
| Recorded | October 26, 2002 | |||
| Studio | Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Label | Intakt Records CD 088/089 | |||
| Producer | Patrik Landolt | |||
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Duo Palindrome 2002, Volumes 1 and 2, is a pair of albums by drummerAndrew Cyrille and multi-instrumentalistAnthony Braxton. The albums were recorded in October 2002 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and were released byIntakt Records in 2004.[1][2]
Cyrille and Braxton first met in 1969 in Paris, where both musicians recorded albums for theBYG Actuel series.[3][4] Cyrille, who was a member of theCecil Taylor Unit at the time, recorded his solo percussion albumWhat About? in August of that year,[5] while Braxton, who was in France withLeo Smith andLeroy Jenkins, recorded his albumAnthony Braxton in September.[6] Cyrille later appeared on Braxton's 1990 albumEight (+3) Tristano Compositions, 1989: For Warne Marsh.[7]
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |   [8] |
In a review forAll About Jazz, Rex Butters wrote: "Original compositions, spontaneous improvisations, and a couple of oldies provide the maps for these two fearless explorers. As one expects, they overwhelm any notion of 'reeds and drums,' ready to play interdimensional or romantic at the drop of a hidden cue... The veteran improvisers make the most of their delayed confrontation. Braxton and Cyrille share their decades of musical innovation with each other and fortunate listeners."[9]
Jason Bivins, writing forOne Final Note, called the albums "robust, intelligent, and filled with the very ease and warmth that so many haters have long professed absent from Mr. Braxton's music." He commented: "these performances are filled with surprise and familiarity, toughness and whimsy, focus and erring... it's confirmation that both Braxton and Cyrille are still playing fine, provocative music."[10]