Seeing the World Through Braxtonian and Brownie Eyes

117. Anthony Braxton with Muhal Richard Abrams Duets 1976 (Arista): Braxton and Abrams mingle standards and a lovely ballad with the usual challenging Braxtonian geometry.

118. Clifford Brown Brownie Eyes (Blue Note): Some of the swinginest music ever laid down on wax, especially “Hymn of the Orient.”