Levels And Degrees Of Light is a Jazz album by Richard Abrams, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.
About
With <i>Levels and Degrees of Light</i> at age 37, pianist Muhal Richard Abrams began his storied career as a leader—not just in the sense of leading a recording session but a musical movement. A founder of the Chicago-based Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Abrams was at the forefront of a mid-’60s shift toward self-determination for like-minded Black musicians to stage their own concerts and break down musical boundarie. What began as a small but determined communal effort ended up a major historical influence, so much so that Abrams was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2010. (He died in 2017 at age 87.) .
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Tracklist
- 1Levels and Degrees of Light10:34
- 2The Bird Song22:54
- 3My Thoughts Are My Future - Now and Forever9:42
Sound DNA
- Jazz
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Anthony BraxtonALTO SAXOPHONE
- Charles ClarkBASS
- Gordon EmmanuelVIBRAPHONE
- Leonard JonesBASS
- Leroy JenkinsVIOLIN
- Maurice McIntyreTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Muhal Richard AbramsCOMPOSED BY, WRITTEN-BY, ARTWORK BY , CLARINET, PIANO PIANO, CLARINET, COMPOSED BY, ARTWORK CLARINET
- Penelope TaylorVOCALS
- Thurman BarkerDRUMS PERCUSSION
- David MooreVOCALS
9 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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