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1991 studio album by Muhal Richard Abrams

Blu Blu Blu

Studio album by

Muhal Richard Abrams

Released| 1991
Recorded| 9–10 November 1990
Genre| Jazz
Length| 77:05
Label| Black Saint
Producer| Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams chronology
| The Hearinga Suite
(1989)  | Blu Blu Blu
(1991)  | Family Talk
(1992)

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Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [2]

Blu Blu Blu is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1991 and features performances of eight of Abrams compositions by a big band. Abrams dedicated the title track on the album to Muddy Waters.

## Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of pianist/composer Muhal Richard Abrams' strongest big-band dates... The music occasionally glances back at the past but mostly looks forward in its own unique way. Recommended".[3] The music writer Tom Moon includes Blu Blu Blu in his book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, commenting that the album succeeds in creating "unpredictable music distinguished by a bustling big-city exuberance."[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Abram's best album for some time... this is among one of the most important contemporary big band records".[2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

1. "Plus Equal Minus Balance" - 11:13
2. "Cycles Five" - 7:55
3. "Bloodline" - 15:24
4. "Septone" - 6:32
5. "Blu Blu Blu" - 9:17
6. "Petsrof" - 6:29
7. "One for the Whistler" - 6:51
8. "Stretch Time" - 13:24

* Recorded on 9 & 10 November 1990 at RPM Sound Studios, Inc., New York

## Personnel

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* Jack Walrath: trumpet
* Alfred Patterson: trombone
* John Purcell: alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
* Robert De Bellis: alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
* Eugene Ghee: tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
* Patience Higgins: clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
* Mark Taylor: french horn (track 3)
* Joe Daley: tuba
* Brad Jones: bass
* Lindsey Horner: bass (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
* David Fiuczynski: guitar
* Warren Smith: vibraphone, timpani
* Joel Brandon: whistling
* Thurman Barker: drums
* Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, synthesizer, conductor

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic Review
2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 6. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
3. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 31 March 2009
4. ^ "Blu Blu Blu: Effortless, Unpredictable Free Jazz". Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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