Muhal Richard Abrams – Blues Forever (1993)

1.    "Ancient and Future Reflections" - 6:46
2.    "Du King" (Dedicated to Duke Ellington) - 2:00
3.    "Chambea" - 7:30
4.    "Duet for One World" - 4:53						play
5.    "Blues Forever" - 9:01
6.    "Cluster for Many Worlds" - 5:02
7.    "Quartet to Quartet" - 7:09

Personnel
    Muhal Richard Abrams - piano, conductor
    Baikida Carroll - trumpet, flugelhorn
    Craig Harris - trombone
    Wallace Laroy McMillan - baratone saxophone, flute
    Jimmy Vass - alto saxophone, flute
    Eugene Ghee - tenor saxophone, clarinet
    Vincent Chancey - french horn
    Howard Johnson - tuba, baritone saxophone
    Jean-Paul Bourelly - guitar
    Michael Logan - bass
    Andrew Cyrille – drums

Tremendous large orchestra session, with Abrams heading a crew that includes the cream of '70s and '80s improvisers, plus some '60s survivors. Although every arrangement doesn't click, the band successfully romps and stomps through enough cuts to show that the big band sound doesn't just mean "ghost" groups recreating dusty numbers from the '30s and '40s. --- Ron Wynn, allmusic.com

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