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Song for All

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Released
  
1997

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Muhal Richard Abrams

Recorded
  
April 26–29, 1995

Label
  
Black Saint

Song for All (1997)
  
One Line, Two Views (1995)

Song for All is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams which was released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1997 and features performances of eight of Abrams' compositions by Abrams, Eddie Allen, Craig Harris, Eugene Ghee, Alfred Patterson, Brad Jones, and Reggie Nicholson.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "music that ranges from advanced hard bop (some of the grooves are quite straight-ahead) to some rather spacy explorations... complex yet often surprisingly accessible music... Well worth several listens". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars stating "the presence of a vibist makes a significant difference to Abrams's own approach. He sounds more concerned with colours and shapes than with the forward momentum of a piece, and it is all to the good".

Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

  1. "Song for All" - 6:37
  2. "Dabadubada" - 8:54
  3. "Marching With Honor" - 7:35
  4. "GMBR" - 13:49
  5. "Over the Same Over" - 19:59
  6. "Linetime" - 9:10
  7. "Steamin' up the Road" - 7:14
  8. "Imagine" - 4:02
  • Recorded on April 26–29, 1994 at East Side Sound, NYC

    • Personnel

  • Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, synthesizer
  • Eddie Allen: trumpet
  • Aaron Stewart: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Craig Harris: trombone
  • Bryan Carrott: vibraphone, percussion
  • Brad Jones: bass
  • Reggie Nicholson: drums
  • Richarda Abrams: voice

    • References

    Song for All Wikipedia
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