Rejoicing with the Light

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

Rejoicing with the Light
Studio album by
Muhal Richard Abrams
Released1983
RecordedJanuary 8–25, 1983
GenreJazz
Length41:12
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Muhal Richard Abrams chronology
Blues Forever
(1982)		 Rejoicing with the Light
(1983)		 View from Within
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

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".[3] 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".[2]

Track listing

'All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

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

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 5. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
  3. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed March 2, 2009.
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