Mama and Daddy

Mama and Daddy is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams which was released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1980 and features performances of four of Abrams' compositions by a big band. The Allmusic review calls the album "a first-rate big band/large group session from 1980, with Muhal Richard Abrams' compositions being played by a masterful ensemble... adventurous, disciplined, frequently exciting music".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Fafca" - 8:03
2. "Balu" - 7:41
3. "Malic" - 8:02
4. "Mama And Daddy" - 7:24

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

• Recorded June 16 & 19, 1980 at Platinum Factory Recording Studio, Brooklyn, New York

Personnel

• Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, synthesizer, conductor
• Baikida Carroll: trumpet, flugelhorn
• Vincent Chancey: french horn
• George Lewis: trombone
• Wallace McMillan: alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, congas
• Bob Stewart: tuba
• Leroy Jenkins: violin
• Brian Smith: bass
• Andrew Cyrille: percussion
• Thurman Barker: drums, marimba, percussion

References