Muhal Richard Abrams

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Mon, 11/20/2017 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Founding member of the AACM

[Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians] pianist and composer Muhal Richard Abrams passed this October at the age of 87.  Often mentioned alongside such luminaries as Cecil Taylor and Sun Ra, Abrams' career began in the bebop era, but his path soon veered towards a more eclectic and less compartmentalized approach, distancing himself from the 'jazz' label, while embracing music as a highly personal artistic expression but at through the lens of a universal consciousness.  In mid 1960s Chicago, Abrams was instrumental in the forming of the AACM along with the trumpeter Philip Cohran (who also passed earlier this year) and drummer Steve McCall.  Other early AACM perticipants included Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Fred Anderson, Anthony Braxton, and Henry Threadgill.  On this week's installment of A Different Nature we'll pay tribute to Muhal Richard Abrams, listening to his work over a span of 40 years.

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    8:02
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams
    Song
    Levels and Degrees of Light
    Album
    Levels and Degrees of Light
    Label
    Delmark
  • Time
    8:15
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams
    Song
    Balladi
    Album
    1-OQA+19
    Label
    black saint
  • Time
    8:26
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams
    Song
    Ancient and Future Reflections
    Album
    Blues Forever
    Label
  • Time
    8:33
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams
    Song
    Cluster For Many Worlds
    Album
    Blues Forever
    Label
  • Time
    8:40
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams Octet
    Song
    View from Within
    Album
    View from Within
    Label
    black saint
  • Time
    8:48
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams Octet
    Song
    Inner Lights
    Album
    View from Within
    Label
    black saint
  • Time
    8:54
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra
    Song
    Septone
    Album
    Blu Blu Blu
    Label
    black saint
  • Time
    9:00
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra
    Song
    Petsrof
    Album
    Blu Blu Blu
    Label
    black saint
  • Time
    9:09
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams
    Song
    Textures 95
    Album
    One Line, Two Views
    Label
    New World Records
  • Time
    9:16
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams
    Song
    11 Over 4
    Album
    One Line, Two Views
    Label
    New World Records
  • Time
    9:30
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams
    Song
    The Visibility Of Thought
    Album
    The Visibility Of Thought
    Label
    Mutable Music
  • Time
    9:35
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis & Roscoe Mitchell
    Song
    Bound
    Album
    Streaming
    Label
    Pi Recordings
  • Time
    9:47
    Artist
    Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis & Roscoe Mitchell
    Song
    Soundhear (excerpt)
    Album
    Streaming
    Label
    Pi Recordings

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