The Hearinga Suite

by The Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra

Type: Album
Released: 1989
Label: Black Saint
Country: United States
Length: 41:05
Community rating: 3.98/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Giovanni Bonandrini, Frank Gordon, Cecil Bridgewater, Courtenay Wynter, Patience Higgins, Clifton Anderson, Jack Jeffers, Marty Ehrlich, Warren Smith, Jack Walrath, Charles Davis, John Purcell, Bill Lowe, Muhal Richard Abrams, Ron Tooley, Andrew Cyrille, Diedre Murray, Fred Hopkins, Dick Griffin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The visionary founder of the AACM directs a sprawling, intricately orchestrated suite that defies traditional jazz categorizations. Seamlessly blending rigorous compositional structures with fierce free improvisation, 'The Hearinga Suite' stands as a monumental achievement in modern large-ensemble jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: suite, avant-garde, orchestral, experimental, ensemble, improvisation

Tracklist

Hearinga (5:11)
Conversations With The Three Of Me (5:45)
Seesall (5:28)
Aura Of Thought - Things (4:36)
Oldfotalk (6:43)
Finditnow (6:27)
Bermix (6:55)

Credits

The Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra - primary artist
Charles Davis - baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
Patience Higgins - bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Bill Lowe - bass trombone
Jack Jeffers - bass trombone
Courtenay Wynter - bassoon, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Diedre Murray - cello
Fred Hopkins - double bass