Rejoicing With the Light

by The Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 December 1983
  • Label: Black Saint
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:12
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Vincent Chancey, Warren Smith, Rick Rozie, painting, John Purcell, Andrew Cyrille, Giovanni Bonandrini, Craig Harris, Howard Johnson, Eugene Ghee, Janette Moody, Marty Ehrlich, Baikida Carroll, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Abdul Wadud

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The co-founder of the AACM masterfully guides a massive, highly skilled ensemble through a series of complex, boundary-pushing compositions. 'Rejoicing With the Light' seamlessly weaves traditional big band swing with dissonance, free improvisation, and aleatoric structures. The recording highlights Muhal Richard Abrams' unparalleled ability to orchestrate controlled chaos into brilliant avant-garde art.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, aleatory

Tracklist

  1. The Heart Is Love And "I Am" (10:25)
  2. Blessed Be The Heavens At 12 (9-7-5-3-1) (9:33)
  3. Bloodline (Dedicated To Fletcher Henderson - Don Redman - Benny Carter) (7:54)
  4. Rejoicing With The Light (8:42)
  5. Spiral To Clarity (4:38)

Credits

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