Mama and Daddy


Mama and Daddy is an album by Muhal [Richard Abrams]. It 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". 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". 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 brass, strings, and percussion, has a balance in its glowing execution and suggests black chamber music".

Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams
  1. "Fafca" - 8:03
  2. "Balu" - 7:41
  3. "Malic" - 8:02
  4. "Mama And Daddy" - 7:24

Personnel