Performance (Quartet) 1979

Performance (Quartet) 1979 is a live album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in Switzerland in 1979 and released on the hatART label.^[1][2] The album has also been issued as Performance 9/1/79 and Performance for Quartet.

Performance (Quartet) 1979
Live album by Anthony Braxton
Released	1981
Recorded	September 1, 1979
Venue	Willisau Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:14
Label	hatART
Producer	Werner X. Uehlinger
Anthony Braxton chronology
One in Two – Two in One (1979) Performance (Quartet) 1979 (1981) Anthony Braxton / Robert Schumann String Quartet (1979)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton.

1. "Part I" - 36:48
2. "Part II" - 34:26

Personnel

• Anthony Braxton - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, contrabass clarinet
• Ray Anderson - trombone, alto trombone, little instruments
• John Lindberg - bass
• Thurman Barker - percussion, xylophone, gongs