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Muhal Richard Abrams

Muhal Richard Abrams has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 4 February 2015. Muhal Richard Abrams's music has been featured on 30 episodes.

Muhal Richard Abrams (Chicago, Illinois, September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American free jazz pianist, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist and educator.

Abrams attended DuSable High School in Chicago. By 1946, he enrolled in music classes at Roosevelt University, but "I didn't get too much out of that, because it wasn't what I was hearing in the street". He then decided to study independently: "I've always had a natural ability to study and analyze things. I used that…

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The Bird Song
Muhal Richard Abrams
Karlrecords2020
The Bird Song
Muhal Richard AbramsKarlrecords2020
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Afrisong
Muhal Richard Abrams
Whynot, Trio Records1975
Afrisong
Muhal Richard AbramsWhynot, Trio Records1975
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W. W.
Muhal Richard Abrams, Malachi Favors
Black Saint1976
W. W.
Muhal Richard Abrams, Malachi FavorsBlack Saint1976
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Conversations With The Three Of Me
Muhal Richard Abrams
Black Saint, Soul Note2012
Conversations With The Three Of Me
Muhal Richard AbramsBlack Saint, Soul Note2012
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Hymns To The Last
Muhal Richard Abrams
Whynot, Trio Records1975
Hymns To The Last
Muhal Richard AbramsWhynot, Trio Records1975
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Spihumonesty
Muhal Richard Abrams
Black Saint1980
Spihumonesty
Muhal Richard AbramsBlack Saint1980
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Imagine
Muhal Richard Abrams
Black Saint1997
Imagine
Muhal Richard AbramsBlack Saint1997
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Levels And Degrees Of Light
Richard Abrams
Delmark Records1968
Levels And Degrees Of Light
Richard AbramsDelmark Records1968
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"Blu Blu Blu"
Muhal Richard Abrams
Black Saint, Soul Note2012
"Blu Blu Blu"
Muhal Richard AbramsBlack Saint, Soul Note2012
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Sound Image Of The Past, Present And Future
Muhal Richard Abrams
Black Saint1993
Sound Image Of The Past, Present And Future
Muhal Richard AbramsBlack Saint1993
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