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Sightsong

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Released
  
1976

Length
  
39:47

Sightsong (1976)
  
1-OQA+19 (1978)

Label
  
Black Saint

Recorded
  
October 13 & 14 1975

Producer
  
Giacomo Pellicciotti

Release date
  
1976

Genre
  
Jazz

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Artists
  
Muhal Richard Abrams, Malachi Favors

Similar
  
Muhal Richard Abrams albums, Jazz albums

Sightsong is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams and Malachi Favors which was released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1976.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick calls the album "one of Abrams's finest recordings and is also perhaps the best showcase for Malachi Favors' talents outside of his seminal work with the Art Ensemble of Chicago".The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide called the album "a more successful survey from 1975 with Art Ensemble bassist Malachi Favors along to help Abrams explore the AACM's roots ".

Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams except as indicated

  1. "W.W. (Dedicated to Wilbur Ware)" - 4:57
  2. "J.G. (Dedicated to Johnny Griffin)" - 5:35
  3. "Sightsong" - 6:18
  4. "Two over One" - 6:16
  5. "Way Way Way Down Yonder" (Malachi Favors) - 5:28
  6. "Panorama" - 5:59
  7. "Unitry (Dedicated to the AACM)" - 5:14

Personnel

  • Muhal Richard Abrams: piano
  • Malachi Favors: bass

    • Songs

    1Ww [dedicated To Wilbur Ware]5:01
    2J G [dedicated To Johnny Griffin]5:40
    3Sightsong/two Over One12:41

    References

    Sightsong Wikipedia
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