Released 1987 Length 41:05 Release date 1987 Label Black Saint | Recorded 19 December 1986 Producer Giovanni Bonandrini | |
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Colors in Thirty-Third is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1987 and featuring performances of seven of Abrams' compositions by Abrams, John Blake, John Purcell, Dave Holland, Fred Hopkins and Andrew Cyrille.
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Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars stating "Muhal Richard Abrams constantly varied the lineups on the seven numbers that comprised this 1986 session, alternating between trio, quartet, quintet and sextet pieces... Abrams as usual was an inspiring force as an instrumentalist and conceptualist". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "This might be thought to be Purcell's finest hour, but everyone contributes. The basic personnel divides into trio, quartet, quintet, and for the title piece and the significantly named "Introspection"; full sextet".
Track listing
All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams
- "Drumman Cyrille" - 6:03
- "Miss Richarda" - 5:48
- "Munktmunk" - 6:25
- "Soprano Song" - 6:06
- "Piano-Cello Song" - 8:34
- "Colors in Thirty-Third" - 6:37
- "Introspection" - 6:28