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Blu Blu Blu is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1991 and features performances of eight of Abrams compositions by a big band. Abrams dedicated the title track on the album to Muddy Waters. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of pianist/composer Muhal Richard Abrams' strongest big-band dates... The music occasionally glances back at the past but mostly looks forward in its own unique way. Recommended".[2]
Track listing
- "Plus Equal Minus Balance" - 11:13
- "Cycles Five" - 7:55
- "Bloodline" - 15:24
- "Septone" - 6:32
- "Blu Blu Blu" - 9:17
- "Petsrof" - 6:29
- "One for the Whistler" - 6:51
- "Stretch Time" - 13:24
- All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams
- Recorded on 9 & 10 November 1990 at RPM Sound Studios, Inc., New York
Personnel
- Jack Walrath: trumpet
- Alfred Patterson: trombone
- John Purcell: alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Robert De Bellis: alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
- Eugene Ghee: tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Patience Higgins: clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
- Mark Taylor: french horn (track 3)
- Joe Daley: tuba
- Brad Jones: bass
- Lindsey Horner: bass (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- David Fiuczynski: guitar
- Warren Smith: vibraphone, timpani
- Joel Brandon: whistling
- Thurman Barker: drums
- Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, synthesizer, conductor
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