Blu Blu Blu

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

1. "Plus Equal Minus Balance" - 11:13
2. "Cycles Five" - 7:55
3. "Bloodline" - 15:24
4. "Septone" - 6:32
5. "Blu Blu Blu" - 9:17
6. "Petsrof" - 6:29
7. "One for the Whistler" - 6:51
8. "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

References