Braxton recording from 1972, recorded at Studio Decca in Paris. It’s called ”Dona Lee” with just one ”n”, which is odd. Of course, the title track is a jazz standard. It was either written by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis or Norman "Tiny" Khan, not entirely clear. Braxton plays the avant-garde version and it’s great. The rest of the album features tunes in the avant vein with a healthy dose of more straightforward playing. Braxton shows what a wonderful player he is on these tunes. I’m looking forward to continuing exploring his catalogue.
Braxton is backed by three cats that are new to me, from what I can remember anyway. They are; Michael Smith on piano, Peter Warren on double bass and Oliver Johnson on drums.