1-OQA+19

May 2025 1-OQA+19 Album Muhal Richard Abrams 1-OQA+19 album cover.jpg 1978 November–December 1977 Jazz 41:52 Black Saint Giacomo Pellicciotti Muhal Richard Abrams Sightsong 1976 Lifea Blinec 1979 1-OQA+19 is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams, released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1977. It features performances by Abrams, Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall and Leonard Jones. Reception The AllMusic review states: "The unit made demanding, harmonically dense and rhythmically unpredictable material, with Braxton's scurrying solos ably matched by Threadgill's bluesier lines and Abrams' leadership and inventive blend of jazz, blues, and other sources holding things together".[album r134206 yes AllMusic Review] accessed 1 April 2009 The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Anthony Braxton is one of the certain masters modern jazz and perhaps Abrams's most gifted pupil. The music they make together is complex, scurryingly allusive and seldom directly appealing". Cook Richard Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton Brian Morton (Scottish writer) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 1992 8th The Penguin Guide to Jazz 2006 Penguin London 978-0-141-02327-4 5 registration https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/5 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said that "Abrams the small group leader has never sounded better". Swenson J. 1985 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen registration Random House/Rolling Stone USA 0-394-72643-X 4 AllMusic 2.5 5 The Penguin Guide to Jazz 3 4 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 4 5 Track listing Muhal Richard Abrams Charlie in the Parker 9:05 Balladi 9:07 Arhythm Songy 8:53 Oqa 6:58 Ritob 7:49 Recorded in November–December 1977 at Generation Sound Studios, New York City Personnel Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, synthesizer, voice Henry Threadgill: alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, voice Anthony Braxton: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, voice Leonard Jones: bass, voice Steve McCall: drums, percussion, voice References Category:1978 albums Category:Muhal Richard Abrams albums Category:Black Saint/Soul Note albums