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Rejoicing with the Light

Field	Value
name	Rejoicing with the Light
type	Album
artist	Muhal Richard Abrams
cover	Rejoicing with the Light.jpg
released	1983
recorded	January 8–25, 1983
genre	Jazz
length	41:12
label	Black Saint
producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
prev_title	Blues Forever
prev_year	1982
next_title	View from Within
next_year	1984

Rejoicing with the Light is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams. It was released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1983 and features performances of five of Abrams' compositions by a fourteen-member orchestra.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states: "He led the orchestra through pieces that were sometimes introspective and other times jubilant and swinging, but never simple or predictable. This session was a challenging, instructive, and entertaining lesson in modern big band writing, arranging and performing". 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".

Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

"The Heart Is Love and "I Am"" - 10:25
"Blessed Be the Heavens at 12" - 9:33
"Bloodline" - 7:54
"Rejoicing with the Light" - 8:42
"Spiral to Clarity" - 4:38

Personnel

Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, conductor
Janette Moody: soprano voice
Warren Smith: percussion, timbales, vibraphone
John Purcell: clarinet, bass clarinet, piccolo, alto saxophone, oboe, flute
Jean-Paul Bourelly: guitar
Vincent Chancey: french Horn
Eugene Ghee: clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Patience Higgins: clarinet, alto clarinet, baritone saxophone
Marty Ehrlich: clarinet, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
Craig Harris: trombone
Baikida Carroll: trumpet, flugelhorn
Howard Johnson: tuba, baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Abdul Wadud: cello
Rick Rozie: bass
Andrew Cyrille: drums

References

[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r134216 AllMusic Review]
Wynn, R. [{{AllMusic
Cook, Richard. (2006). "The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings". Penguin.

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