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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

Professional ratings
Review scores
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[]

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[]

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

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

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

Personnel[]

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

References[]

^ Allmusic Review
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 31 March 2009
^ "Blu Blu Blu: Effortless, Unpredictable Free Jazz". Retrieved 31 March 2012.

[1] Allmusic Review

[Penguin_Guide-2] Jump up to: ^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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