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1985 live album by Anthony Braxton and George Lewis

Elements of Surprise

Live album by Anthony Braxton and George Lewis

Released

1985

Recorded

June 7, 1976
Moers Festival, Germany

Length

37:20

Moers Music
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Burkhard Hennen

Anthony Braxton chronology

Creative Orchestra Music 1976
(1976)

Elements of Surprise
(1985)

Duets 1976
(1976)

Elements of Surprise is a live album by saxophonist Anthony Braxton and trombonist George E. Lewis recorded at the Moers Festival in Germany in 1976 and originally released on the Moers Music label.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

"Composition 64" (Anthony Braxton) - 9:50
"Ornithology" (Braxton/Charlie Parker) - 6:50
"Composition 65" (Braxton) - 2:19
"Music for Trombone and B♭ Soprano" (George Lewis) - 18:18

Personnel

References

Anthony Braxton discography accessed November 7, 2016
Anthony Braxton Project: 1971-1979 Chronology accessed November 7, 2016
Elements of Surprise – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

v t e Anthony Braxton
Discography
Studio albums	3 Compositions of New Jazz For Alto Anthony Braxton This Time... The Complete Braxton Together Alone Donna Lee Saxophone Improvisations Series F Four Compositions (1973) In the Tradition In the Tradition Volume 2 Trio and Duet New York, Fall 1974 Five Pieces 1975 Creative Orchestra Music 1976 Duets 1976 Duets For Four Orchestras For Trio Birth and Rebirth Seven Compositions 1978 Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979 For Two Pianos Composition 98 Composition No. 96 Six Compositions: Quartet Open Aspects '82 Six Duets (1982) Four Compositions (Quartet) 1983 Six Compositions (Quartet) 1984 Seven Standards (1985) Vols. 1 & 2 Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 Six Monk's Compositions (1987) Four Compositions (Solo, Duo & Trio) 1982/1988 A Memory of Vienna Eight (+3) Tristano Compositions, 1989: For Warne Marsh Duets: Hamburg 1991 Willisau (Quartet) 1991 4 (Ensemble) Compositions 1992 Four Compositions (GTM) 2000 Beyond Quantum
Live albums	Town Hall 1972 Solo: Live at Moers Festival Quartet: Live at Moers Festival First Duo Concert Elements of Surprise Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976 Dortmund (Quartet) 1976 The Montreux/Berlin Concerts Quintet (Basel) 1977 Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978 One in Two – Two in One Performance (Quartet) 1979 Anthony Braxton / Robert Schumann String Quartet Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists (1980) Solo (Pisa) 1982 Quartet (London) 1985 Quartet (Birmingham) 1985 Quartet (Coventry) 1985 19 (Solo) Compositions, 1988 Ensemble (Victoriaville) 1988 2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988 Eugene (1989) Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 Willisau (Quartet) 1991 10 Compositions (Duet) 1995 Duo (Victoriaville) 2005 Trio (Victoriaville) 2007 9 Standards (Quartet) 1993 Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 Two Compositions (Trio) 1998 23 Standards (Quartet) 2003 20 Standards (Quartet) 2003 19 Standards (Quartet) 2003
With Circle	Paris Concert Circling In Circulus
With Creative Construction Company	Creative Construction Company Creative Construction Company Vol. II

v t e George Lewis
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Homage to Charles Parker (1979) Yankees (with Derek Bailey and John Zorn, 1983) News for Lulu (with John Zorn and Bill Frisell, 1987) Slideride (with Ray Anderson, Craig Harris, and Gary Valente, 1994) Streaming (with Muhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell, 2005) Sonic Rivers (with Wadada Leo Smith and John Zorn, 2013)
Live albums	Elements of Surprise (with Anthony Braxton, 1976) Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976 (with Anthony Braxton, 1976) More News for Lulu (with John Zorn and Bill Frisell, 1989)