Afrisong

Afrisong is a solo piano album by Muhal Richard Abrams which was released on India Navigation and the Japanese Trio/Whynot label and features seven performances by Abrams recorded in Chicago in September 1975.

Afrisong
Studio album by
Muhal Richard Abrams
Released1975
RecordedSeptember 9, 1975
GenreJazz
LabelIndia Navigation
Whynot Records
ProducerKazuo Harada & Kuniya Inaoka
Muhal Richard Abrams chronology
Things to Come from Those Now Gone
(1975)		 Afrisong
(1975)		 Sightsong
(1977)

Reception

The Allmusic review states: "Muhal Richard Abrams seamlessy blended elements of stride, bebop, blues, and free music on this collection of solo piano pieces.... It was also a chance for Abrams to display his instrumental facility and underrated keyboard skills, which often take a back seat to his arranging, compositions and bandleading."[1]The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said the album "contains the best of his early solo work".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]


Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

  1. "Afrisong" – 5:03
  2. "The Infinite Flow" – 5:55
  3. "Peace On You" – 7:35
  4. "Hymn to the East" – 4:30
  5. "Roots" – 3:56
  6. "Blues For M." – 3:44
  7. "The New People" – 10:11
  • Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, on September 9, 1975

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic Review, accessed September 9, 2009
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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