Blues Forever
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| Studio album by Muhal Richard Abrams | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 20, 21 and 27 July 1981 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:21 | |||
| Label | Black Saint | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Blues Forever is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1982 and featuring performances of seven of Abrams compositions by an eleven member big band.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although every arrangement doesn't click, the band successfully romps and stomps through enough cuts to show that the big band sound doesn't just mean "ghost" groups recreating dusty numbers from the '30s and '40s".[1] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide called the album "Abrams crowning achievement".[2]
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Track listing
- "Ancient and Future Reflections" - 6:46
- "Du King" (Dedicated to Duke Ellington) - 2:00
- "Chambea" - 7:30
- "Duet for One World" - 4:53
- "Blues Forever" - 9:01
- "Cluster for Many Worlds" - 5:02
- "Quartet to Quartet" - 7:09
- All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams
- Recorded July 20, 21 & 27, 1981 at Barigozzi Studio, Milano
Personnel
- Muhal Richard Abrams - piano, conductor
- Baikida Carroll - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Craig Harris - trombone
- Wallace Laroy McMillan - baratone saxophone, flute
- Jimmy Vass - alto saxophone, flute
- Eugene Ghee - tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Vincent Chancey - French horn
- Howard Johnson - tuba, baritone saxophone
- Jean-Paul Bourelly - guitar
- Michael Logan - bass
- Andrew Cyrille - drums