Muhal Richard Abrams / discography

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This discography is an overview of the published records of the pianist, band leader, arranger and composer Muhal Richard Abrams (1930–2017). It includes his albums under his own name ( section 1 ), compilations ( section 2 ) and his involvement as an accompanist ( section 3 ). Recordings of his compositions are not included. In the course of his 50-year recording career, Abrams released 31 albums under his own name. According to discographer Tom Lord , Abrams participated in 91 recording sessions between 1957 and 2013.

Publications

Albums under your own name

This section lists the LPs and CDs released by Muhal Richard Abrams during his lifetime in chronological order by year of publication.

album Label Release admission Remarks
Levels and Degrees of Light Delmark 1968 1967 with Anthony Braxton , Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre , Gordon Emmanuel , Leroy Jenkins , Charles Clark , Leonard Jones , Thurman Barker , David Moore, Penelope Taylor (voc)
Young at Heart, Wise in Time Delmark 1970 1969 with Wadada Leo Smith , Henry Threadgill , Lester Lashley , Thurman Barker
Things to Come from Those Now Gone Delmark 1975 1972 with Wallace Laroy McMillan , Edwin Daugherty , Ari Brown , Emanuel Cranshaw , Rufus Reid , Reggie Willis , Steve McCall , Wilbur Campbell , Ella Jackson (vcl)
Afrisong Whynot / Trio Records 1975 1975 Abrams solo
Sightsong Black Saint 1976 1975 Muhal Richard Abrams in a duo with Malachi Favors Maghostut (b, perc, vcl)
Duets 1976 Arista 1976 1976 Duo with Anthony Braxton
1-OQA + 19 Black Saint 1978 1977 with Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Leonard Jones , Steve McCall
Lifea Blinec Arista / Novus 1978 1978 with Joseph Jarman, Douglas Ewart , Amina Claudine Myers , Thurman Barker
Spiral - Live at Montreux 1978 Arista / Novus 1978 1978 Live recording from the Montreux Jazz Festival (solo)
Spihumonesty Black Saint 1980 1979 with George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Amina Claudine Myers, Youseff Yancy (theremin), Leonard Jones, Jay Clayton
Mama and Daddy Black Saint 1980 1980 with Baikida Carroll , George Lewis, Vincent Chancey , Bob Stewart , Wallace Laroy McMillan , Leroy Jenkins , Brian Smith , Thurman Barker , Andrew Cyrille
Duet Black Saint 1981 1981 Duo with Amina Claudine Myers
Blues forever Black Saint 1982 1981 with Baikida Carroll, Vincent Chancey, Craig Harris , Eugene Ghee , Jimmy Vass , Wallace Laroy McMillan, Howard Johnson, Jean-Paul Bourelly , Mike Logan , Andrew Cyrille
Interpretations of Monk DIW 1994 1981 with Don Cherry , Roswell Rudd , Steve Lacy , Charlie Rouse , Richard Davis, Ben Riley , Amiri Baraka (lyrics)
Rejoicing with the Light Black Saint 1983 1983 The Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra with Baikida Carroll, Vincent Chancey, Craig Harris, Howard Johnson, Marty Ehrlich , Eugene Ghee , Patience Higgins , John Purcell , Abdul Wadud , Jean-Paul Bourelly , Rick Rozie , Warren Smith, Andrew Cyrille, Jeanette Moody ( vcl)
View from Within Black Saint 1985 1984 with Stanton Davis , Marty Ehrlich, John Purcell, Warren Smith, Rick Rozie, Thurman Barker, Ray Mantilla
Roots of Blue RPR 1986 1986 Duo with Cecil McBee
Colors in thirty-third Black Saint 1987 1986 with John Purcell, John Blake , Dave Holland , Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille
The Hearinga Suite Black Saint 1989 1989 Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra with Ron Tooley, Jack Walrath , Cecil Bridgewater , Frank Gordon , Clifton Anderson , Dick Griffin , Jack Jeffers , Bill Lowe , John Purcell , Marty Ehrlich , Patience Higgins , Courtney Wynter , Charles Davis , Diedre Murray , Fred Hopkins , Warren Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Duets and Solos Black Saint 1993 1990 Roscoe Mitchell & Muhal Richard Abrams (p, synt)
Blu Blu Blu Black Saint 1991 1990 The Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra , with Jack Walrath, Alfred Patterson , Mark Taylor , Joe Daley , John Purcell , Bob DeBellis , Eugene Ghee , Patience Higgins , Warren Smith, David Fiuczynski , Brad Jones , Lindsey Horner , Thurman Barker , Joel Brandon (whistler )
FamilyTalk Black Saint 1993 1993 with Jack Walrath, Patience Higgins, Warren Smith, Brad Jones, Reggie Nicholson
Think All, Focus One Black Saint 1995 1994 with Eddie Allen , Alfred Patterson , Eugene Ghee, David Gilmore , Brad Jones, Reggie Nicholson
Song for All Black Saint 1997 1995 with Eddie Allen, Craig Harris, Aaron Stewart , Bryan Carrott , Brad Jones, Reggie Nicholson
One line, two views New World 1995 1995 with Eddie Allen, Marty Ehrlich, Patience Higgins, Bryan Carrott, Tony Cedras , Mark Feldman , Anne LeBaron , Lindsey Horner, Reggie Nicholson
The Open Air Meeting New World 1997 1996 Muhal Richard Abrams & Marty Ehrlich
Vision Towards Essence pi 2007 1998 solo ( Guelph Jazz Festival )
The Visibility of Thought Mutable 2001 2000 with Jon Deak , Joseph Kubera , Mark Feldman , Thomas Buckner , Dorothy Lawson , Ralph Farris , Mary Rowell , Todd Reynolds
Streaming pi 2006 2005 with George Lewis and Roscoe Mitchell
Spectrum pi 2009 2009 with Roscoe Mitchell, Thomas Buckner , Janáček Philharmonic, Petr Kotik (conductor)
SoundDance pi 2011 2009 Duos with Fred Anderson and George Lewis (AACM concert)

Compilations

This section documents both the compilations in the form of box sets, which contain music from the various phases of Muhal Richard Abrams, as well as his contributions to compilations with various artists.

album Label Release admission Remarks
Amarcord Nino Rota Hannibal 1981 1979/80 Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra with a recording of the composition “Notturno” by Nino Rota , composed around 1979/80, with Claudio Roditi , Emmett McDonald , Sharon Freeman , Henry Threadgill, Bobby Eldridge , Jay Hoggard , Amina Claudine Myers , Fred Hopkins , Warren Smith , Muhal Richard Abrams (arrangement, direction). The title appeared on the compilation Amarcord Nino Rota
Jazzpar Winners 1990-2004 Jazz contacts 1990 1990 Muhal Richard Abrams & The Danish Radio Big Band, entitled "Big T".
The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note Black Saint / Soul Note 2012 1979-1994 The 8-CD box contains the albums Spihumonesty, Mama and Daddy, Blues Forever, Rejoicing With the Light, View From Within, The Heringa Suite, Blu Blu Blu and Think All, Focus One .
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint and Soul Note Volume 2 Black Saint / Soul Note 2016 1975-1995 The 9-CD box contains the albums Sightsong, Shadowgraph, 5 (Sextet), 1 - OQA + 19, Lifelong Ambitions, Duet [Amina Claudine Myers], Colors In Thirty-Third, Familytalk, Duets and Solos [Roscoe Mitchell] and Song for All
Celestial Birds Karl Records 2020 1968-95 Pieces from "Levels and Degrees of Light" (1968), "The Hearinga Suite" (1989), "Think All, Focus One" (1995), "Spihumonesty" (1980)

Albums as accompanist

album Musician rec Label Remarks
MJT + 3 MJT + 3 1957 Argo with Paul Serrano , Nicky Hill , Bob Cranshaw , Walter Perkins
As If It Were The Seasons Joseph Jarman 1968 Delmark Abrams only appeared on "Song for Chrsitopher"; other musicians were John Jackson (tp), Lester Lashley (fl), Joel Brandon (fl), Fred Anderson (ts), John Stubblefield (ts), Muhal Richard Abrams (p, oboe)
Three Compositions of New Jazz Anthony Braxton 1968 Delmark Abrams only worked on the track "The Bell"; other musicians were Wadada Leo Smith and Leroy Jenkins
Creative Construction Company, 1 & 2 Creative Construction Company 1970 muse with Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, Richard Davis , Steve McCall
A Musical Tribute to Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Memorial Concert 1970 Cadet / Chess Abrams can be heard on "Just Friends" and " Summertime "; other musicians were Kenny Dorham , Ray Nance , Joe Daley , Rufus Reid , and Wilbur Campbell
Instant death Eddie Harris 1971 Atlantic with Ronald Muldrow , Rufus Reid, Billy James , Henry Gibson
Eddie Harris Sings the Blues Eddie Harris 1972 Atlantic with big band and string ensemble
Excursions Eddie Harris 1973 Atlantic with Rufus Reid, Billy James
Soul girl Sonny Stitt 1973 Paula with Cleveland Eaton , Wilbur Campbell
Fanfare for the Warriors Art Ensemble of Chicago 1973 Atlantic with Lester Bowie , Roscoe Mitchell , Joseph Jarman , Malachi Favors Maghostut , Famoudou Don Moye
Sweet Earth Flying Marion Brown 1974 Impulses with Paul Bley , James Jefferson , Steve McCall , Bill Hasson
Kabalaba Art Ensemble of Chicago 1974 AECO Live recording from the Montreux Jazz Festival , with Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye
Live at "A" Space 1975 Roscoe Mitchell 1975 Sackville with George Lewis , A. Spencer Barefield
Beggars and Stealers Robin Kenyatta 1975 muse Abrams can be heard in "Ruby My Dear" in a duo with Kenyatta
Creative Orchestra Music 1976 Anthony Braxton 1976 Arista Big Band
Morning Prayer Chico Freeman 1976 trio with Henry Threadgill, Cecil McBee , Ben Montgomery , Steve McCall
Chico Chico Freeman 1977 India Navigation with Cecil McBee, Steve McCall, Tito's Sompa
Noonah Roscoe Mitchell 1977 Nessa Abrams can be heard in "Tahquemenon," with George Lewis
You Can't Name Your Own Tune Barry Altschul 1977 muse with George Lewis, Sam Rivers, Dave Holland
Lifelong ambitions Leroy Jenkins 1977 Black Saint Duo with Muhal Richard Abrams (p)
Inward Fire Clifford Jordan 1977 muse with Dizzy Reece , Howard Johnson , Pat Patrick , Jimmy Ponder , Richard Davis, Louis Hayes
The Iron Men: Woody Shaw with Anthony Braxton Woody Shaw 1977 muse with Arthur Blythe , Cecil McBee, Joe Chambers and Victor Lewis
Quintet (Basel) 1977 Anthony Braxton 1977 Hat hat with George Lewis, Mark Helias , Charles Bobo Shaw
Saying Something for All Hamiet Bluiett 1977 Just a memory Duo with Muhal Richard Abrams
Shadow graph George Lewis 1977 Black Saint Abrams can be heard in "Triple Slow Mix" (with Lewis and Anthony Davis ) and in "Shadowgraph 5 (Sextet)", with Lewis, Douglas Ewart , Roscoe Mitchell , Leroy Jenkins , Abdul Wadud
UMO Jazz Orchestra Plays the Music of Muhal Richard Abrams UMO Jazz Orchestra 1988 UMO Big band conducted by Abrams
Freeman & Freeman Chico Freeman / By Freeman 1989 India Navigation with Jack DeJohnette ; Abrams can be heard in "Paying New York Dues"
Emergency Peace Marty Ehrlich and the Dark Woods Ensemble 1990 New World with Abdul Wadud, Lindsey Horner. Abrams can be heard in "Dusk".
Made in Chicago Jack DeJohnette 2013 ECM Live recording from the Chicago Jazz Festival , with Henry Threadgill , Roscoe Mitchell , Larry Gray

Web links

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  1. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 3, 2017)
  2. ↑ Various: Interpretations of Monk at Discogs
  3. ↑ Other titles are by Jaki Byard , Dave Samuels , Carla Bley , Bill Frisell , Sharon Freeman , Michael Sahl , Steve Lacy , David Amram and William Fisher.
  4. ↑ JAZZPAR ALL WINNERS 1990-2004