Vision Towards Essence

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Vision Towards Essence
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Live album by
Released21 August 2007
Recorded11 September 1998
GenreJazz
Length58:45
LabelPi Recordings
ProducerMuhal Richard Abrams & Yulun Wang
Muhal Richard Abrams chronology
Streaming
(1990)
Vision Towards Essence
(2007)

Vision Towards Essence is a live album of solo piano by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Pi Recordings label in 2007.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 stars[2]

The AllMusic review by states "This is indeed one of the most important records ever released by this great man".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that "Part 1" "has tentative moments, areas of slow transition which are slightly dull on first hearing though their logic becomes clearer over time. The other two parts are flawless".[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Part 1" - 20:06
  2. "Part 2" - 18:23
  3. "Part 3" - 20:16
All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams
  • Recorded live at the Guelph Jazz Festival, Guelph, Canada on September 11, 1998.

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed 11 July 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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