Chuck Nessa Posted September 19, 2009 Report Posted September 19, 2009 And he's playing better than ever! Quote
John L Posted September 19, 2009 Report Posted September 19, 2009 Happy Birthday, Mr. Abrams, and thank you for all the music! Quote
jeffcrom Posted September 19, 2009 Report Posted September 19, 2009 Happy birthday to one of the greats. Quote
johnlitweiler Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 And he's playing better than ever! And he's never played the same thing twice. Amazing creativity. Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted September 20, 2009 Report 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
ep1str0phy Posted September 20, 2009 Report 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
B. Goren. Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 Happy B-Day Mr. Abrams. I'll give this CD a spin today: Quote
GregK Posted September 20, 2009 Report 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
paul secor Posted September 20, 2009 Report 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
Guest Bill Barton Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 Belated happy birthday anniversary wishes to Muhal Richard Abrams, one of my favorite musicians for many years. Quote
ATR Posted September 24, 2009 Report 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
Head Man Posted September 30, 2009 Report Posted September 30, 2009 Can anyone recommend (or not) his 1975 album 'Afrisong' which has been reissued recently on Candid/Whynot? Quote
blajay Posted September 30, 2009 Report Posted September 30, 2009 Yes! Especially the tune "Roots." I listen to it over and over. Quote
Head Man Posted September 30, 2009 Report 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
jeffcrom Posted September 19, 2010 Report Posted September 19, 2010 Happy 80 to Mr. Abrams! Blues Forever! Quote
paul secor Posted September 19, 2010 Report Posted September 19, 2010 Happy Birthday, Mr. Abrams! And many more to come! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report 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
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