Afrisong

Afrisong
Studio album by Muhal Richard Abrams
Released 1975
Recorded September 9, 1975
Genre Jazz
Label India Navigation
Whynot Records
Producer Kazuo Harada & Kuniya Inaoka
Muhal Richard Abrams chronology

Things to Come from Those Now Gone
(1975)		 Afrisong
(1975)		 Sightsong
(1977)

Afrisong is a solo piano album by Muhal Richard Abrams which was released on India Navigation and the Japanese Trio/Whynot label and features seven performances by Abrams recorded in Chicago in September 1975.

Reception

The Allmusic review states: "Muhal Richard Abrams seamlessy blended elements of stride, bebop, blues, and free music on this collection of solo piano pieces.... It was also a chance for Abrams to display his instrumental facility and underrated keyboard skills, which often take a back seat to his arranging, compositions and bandleading."[1]The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said the album "contains the best of his early solo work".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [2]


Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

  1. "Afrisong" – 5:03
  2. "The Infinite Flow" – 5:55
  3. "Peace On You" – 7:35
  4. "Hymns to the Last" – 4:30
  5. "Roots" – 3:56
  6. "Blues For M." – 3:44
  7. "The New People" – 10:11

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allmusic Review, accessed September 9, 2009
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.