Mama and Daddy
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| Studio album by Muhal Richard Abrams | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | June 16 & 19 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Black Saint | |||
| Producer | Muhal Richard Abrams | |||
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Mama and Daddy is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams that was released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1980 and features performances of four of Abrams' compositions by a big band.
Reception
The Allmusic review calls the album "a first-rate big band/large group session from 1980, with Muhal Richard Abrams' compositions being played by a masterful ensemble... adventurous, disciplined, frequently exciting music".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "These albums seem even more compelling now than they did when they first came out, because it is clear where the leader's ideas are going".[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "His finest achievement in any format may be Mama and Daddy; this ambitious set of compositions for a ten piece group, with its masterful blends of bras, strings, and percussion, has a balance in its glowing execution and suggests black chamber music".[3]
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams
- "Fafca" - 8:03
- "Balu" - 7:41
- "Malic" - 8:02
- "Mama And Daddy" - 7:24
- Recorded June 16 & 19, 1980 at Platinum Factory Recording Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Personnel
- Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, synthesizer, conductor
- Baikida Carroll: trumpet, flugelhorn
- Vincent Chancey: french horn
- George Lewis: trombone
- Wallace McMillan: alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, congas
- Bob Stewart: tuba
- Leroy Jenkins: violin
- Brian Smith: bass
- Andrew Cyrille: percussion
- Thurman Barker: drums, marimba, percussion
