Muhal Richard Abrams

Levels and Degrees of Light

Born

19 September 1930, Chicago, IL, United States

Died

29 October 2017, Manhattan, NY, United States

Member of

Creative Construction Company

Also Known As

Richard Lewis Abrams [birth name], Richard Abrams

Genres

Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative, Experimental Big Band, Free Jazz, Free Improvisation, Post-Bop

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Works

Solo Instrument
2000composerEtudes Op. 1

Discography

Credits 72

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3.45

547

547
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Levels and Degrees of Light

1968 • Richard Abrams

3.57

119

119
1

Young at Heart / Wise in Time

1974

3.60

78
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Afrisong

1975

3.49

56
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Things to Come From Those Now Gone

1975

3.36

157

157
5

Duets 1976

1976 • Anthony Braxton With Muhal Richard Abrams

Anthony Braxton
Muhal Richard Abrams

3.49

65
3

Sightsong

1976

3.30

73
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1-OQA+19

1978

3.59

27
1

Lifea Blinec

1978

3.37

65
1

Mama and Daddy

1980

3.38

33
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Spihumonesty

1980

3.45

16
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Duet

1981

3.51

71
1

Blues Forever

1982

3.61

109

109
2

Rejoicing With the Light

1983

3.60

40
2

View From Within

1985 • Muhal Richard Abrams Octet

3.71

11
1

Roots of Blue

1986 • Muhal Richard Abrams Featuring Cecil McBee

Muhal Richard Abrams
Cecil McBee

3.60

37
1

Colors in Thirty-Third

1987

3.67

94
1

The Hearinga Suite

1989

3.75

212

212
4

Blu Blu Blu

1991 • Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra

3.68

23
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FamilyTalk

1993

3.52

23
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Duets and Solos

1993 • Roscoe Mitchell & Muhal Richard Abrams

3.58

88
2

One Line, Two Views

1995

3.53

36
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Think All, Focus One

1995

3.29

15
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Song for All

1997

3.58

14
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Saying Something for All

1998 • Hamiet Bluiett & Muhal Richard Abrams

2.80

18
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The Visibility of Thought

2001

3.48

40
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Streaming

2006 • Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis & Roscoe Mitchell

2.90

9
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Spectrum

2009 • Muhal Richard Abrams & Roscoe Mitchell

Live Album

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3.43

14
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Spiral Live at Montreux 1978

1978

3.37

29
2

Lifelong Ambitions

1981 • Leroy Jenkins feat. Muhal Richard Abrams

Leroy Jenkins
Muhal Richard Abrams

3.79

7
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Interpretations of Monk [archival]

1997 • Muhal Richard Abrams / Barry Harris

3.46

13
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The Open Air Meeting

1997 • Muhal Richard Abrams & Marty Ehrlich

2.79

13
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Vision Towards Essence

2007

3.22

19
1

SoundDance

2011

3.52

92
3

Made in Chicago

2015 • Jack DeJohnette, Muhal Richard Abrams, Larry Gray, Roscoe Mitchell & Henry Threadgill

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3.31

51
1

Roscoe Mitchell Quartet [live]

1975 • Album • Roscoe Mitchell Quartet

1.94

4
1

Hudba Ostravských dnů LIVE [live]

2009 • Album • Various Artists

3.50

1
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The O'Brien System: Episode 7

2017 • DJ Mix • Geologist

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Secret Thirteen Mix 241

2017 • DJ Mix • Jaroška

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Cabin Fever

2019 • DJ Mix • Chris Taylor

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IA MIX 347

2021 • DJ Mix • Georgia

4.75

2
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Amarcord Nino Rota

• Album • Various Artists

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4.57

5
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The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note

2012

3.10

34
1

Celestial Birds

2020

V/A Compilation

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2.83

2
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Volume: Bed of Sounds

2000

4.00

1
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Black Saint Story

2000

4.04

16
1

Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology

2011

Bootleg / Unauthorized

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4.46

10
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Appears on: Post-War Jazz: An Arbitrary Road Map

2003 • Various Artists

4.00

1
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Verona, 1979 [live]

2009 • Muhal Richard Abrams & Fred Anderson

Muhal Richard Abrams

Works

Discography

Album

Live Album

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Compilation

V/A Compilation

Bootleg / Unauthorized

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