Spihumonesty
| Spihumonesty | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | February 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 29:32 | |||
| Label | Black Saint | |||
| Muhal Richard Abrams chronology | ||||
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Spihumonesty is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams, released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1979. It features performances by Abrams, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Amina Claudine Myers, Youseff Yancy, Leonard Jones, and Jay Clayton.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "This drummerless band moves through the charts like information through a printed circuit, and there is an impressive simultaneity to some of the cues which suggests that at least that some of this music was predetermined and meticulously rehearsed".[3] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said that "what should be a good band doesn't come up with much".[4]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams
- "Triverse" - 6:01
- "Inneroutersight" - 4:51
- "Unichange" - 8:44
- "Spihumonesty" - 6:23
Personnel
[edit]- Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, synthesizer
- Roscoe Mitchell: alto saxophone, flute
- George Lewis: trombone, synthesizer, sousaphone
- Leonard Jones: bass
- Amina Claudine Myers: piano, organ, electric piano
- Youseff Yancy: theremin
- Jay Clayton: vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Black Saint Catelogue accessed April 1, 2009
- ^ AllMusic Review
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 5. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
- ^ a b Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
