Open Air Meeting (1997)

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Product Summary Label: New World Records UPC: 00093228051220 Release Date: 2/18/1997 Buy.com Sku: 201987751 Item#: M2NQ5U Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Marching With Honor ~ Muhal Richard Abrams/Marty Ehrlich 2. Dark Sestina ~ Muhal Richard Abrams/Marty Ehrlich 3. Crossbeams ~ Muhal Richard Abrams/Marty Ehrlich 4. Price Of The Ticket, The ~ Muhal Richard Abrams/Marty Ehrlich 5. Bright Canto ~ Muhal Richard Abrams/Marty Ehrlich 6. Blues To You ~ Muhal Richard Abrams/Marty Ehrlich   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Muhal Richard Abrams (piano); Marty Ehrlich (alto saxophone, clarinet). Producers: Muhal Richard Abrams, Marty Ehrlich. Multi-reed player Marty Ehrlich has actively explored the possibilities of duet performances, most notably on FALLING MAN with bass player Anthony Cox. These six pieces combine Ehrlich with pianist Muhal Richard Abrams, one of the key players to emerge from the same '60s Chicago AACM scene that brought forth the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Abrams's long and varied background makes him an ideal match for a duo setting. Two of his own pieces are included, "Marching With Honor" and "Crossbeams." On these, and throughout the rest of the set, he fearlessly jumps from chordal rhythmic propulsion and underscoring to free-flying bursts of higher octave explorations. Ehrlich's "The Price of the Ticket" is a gorgeous number that draws on gospel figures with aplomb. The set concludes with "Blue to You," a wonderful glimpse of two well-matched players listening to and playing off one another with genuine glee, as they move between scored and freely improvised passages. Engineer: Douglas E. Dahl   Compilation Appearances Streaming   Associated Artists and Works Bluiett, Hamiet Mitchell, Roscoe   Technical Info Release Date : 02/18/1997 Original Release Date : 1997 Catalog ID : 80512 Label : New World Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Live Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00093228051220   Professional Reviews JazzTimes (8/97, p.103) - "...Here [Ehrlich] gets to flex his creativity alongside Abrams on a Brooklyn Museum outdoor concert. One of the finer aspects of this date is the framework it offers for Abrams the pianist, free of the arduous responsibilites of composing for large ensemble..."    Related Videos Randy Jackson: Randy Jack...