Blu Blu Blu is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1991 and features performances of eight of Abrams compositions by a big band. Abrams dedicated the title track on the album to Muddy Waters.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of pianist/composer Muhal Richard Abrams' strongest big-band dates... The music occasionally glances back at the past but mostly looks forward in its own unique way. Recommended".[3] The music writer Tom Moon includes Blu Blu Blu in his book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, commenting that the album succeeds in creating "unpredictable music distinguished by a bustling big-city exuberance."[4]The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Abram's best album for some time... this is among one of the most important contemporary big band records".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams
"Plus Equal Minus Balance" - 11:13
"Cycles Five" - 7:55
"Bloodline" - 15:24
"Septone" - 6:32
"Blu Blu Blu" - 9:17
"Petsrof" - 6:29
"One for the Whistler" - 6:51
"Stretch Time" - 13:24
Recorded on 9 & 10 November 1990 at RPM Sound Studios, Inc., New York