Chuck Nessa Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 And he's playing better than ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Happy Birthday, Mr. Abrams, and thank you for all the music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Happy birthday to one of the greats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlitweiler Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 And he's playing better than ever! And he's never played the same thing twice. Amazing creativity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I bought a bunch nearly 20 years ago when BS/SN changed distribution, sure glad i did. Wish i had time/$ to delve deeper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Muhal came and visited my last year at Mills-I managed a one-on-one with him, and it totally changed my life. He had me playing "Crepuscule with Nellie" a second after I got plugged in. The open-form stuff we did that day was some of the best music I've played in my life; Muhal has a tremendous, and at this point quite storied, way of relaxing tensions and extracting from those around him the very best of feelings and talent. I may have mentioned this somewhere before, but with the brief time I spent with him, I really, really learned a lot. The amazing thing was that every one of the dozens of other students and itinerant musicians who got to meet and spend time with Muhal that week came away with much the same reaction... That Roscoe/Muhal duet concert that closed the week--that was something else. The tapes are stuck somewhere at Mills--that is, until the department can scrape together the time and funds to put together a "live from Mills" series (when that will be, who knows... but there is a treasure trove of music logged in there). I'll be listening to the Braxton/Muhal Arista duets, maybe The Hearinga Suite--there's so much. What's amazing about Muhal's discography is that it's so big, and he has this uncanny ability to get top-drawer players to reach for their best (hence the consummate quality of these recordings)... Happy B-Day! (And earlier I bought a birthday card for my Dad. Happy returns for great men.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Happy B-Day Mr. Abrams. I'll give this CD a spin today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Happy birthday Mr. Abrams! I'm so glad I got to see him with Roscoe Mitchell and George Lewis 2 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Belated birthday wishes to Mr. Abrams. I hope there are many more to come. Thanks for all of the wonderful music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Seconded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Belated happy birthday anniversary wishes to Muhal Richard Abrams, one of my favorite musicians for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATR Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Yes, happy birthday. I miss seeing Muhal Richard Abrams in person, as I did many times in the 70's and 80's. His fairly recent trio record with Lewis and Mitchell on Pi is astounding, and I'm rediscovering his 70's work with Braxton on the Mosaic box set. He is the leader of a musical revolution that began in the 60's and is too little known today. Simply too many great recordings to list them all, but a special remembrance is due to a concert with Hamiett Bluiett at Environ. An unforgettable evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Can anyone recommend (or not) his 1975 album 'Afrisong' which has been reissued recently on Candid/Whynot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blajay Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Yes! Especially the tune "Roots." I listen to it over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Yes! Especially the tune "Roots." I listen to it over and over. Thanks for the swift reply. Another one to add to my 'to get' list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Happy Birthday, Muhal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Happy 80 to Mr. Abrams! Blues Forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Happy Birthday, Mr. Abrams! And many more to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I must say I've known Muhal since 1966 and my respect has only grown. He is a special person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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