Duet (Muhal Richard Abrams album)

Duet
Studio album by Muhal Richard Abrams
Released	1981
Recorded	11–12 May 1981
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:10
Label	Black Saint
Muhal Richard Abrams chronology
Mama and Daddy (1980) Duet (1981) Blues Forever (1982)

Duet is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams featuring duet performances with Amina Claudine Myers, released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1981.

Reception

Critical views of the album have been mixed. The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states: "This was an intense, yet also swinging, enjoyable session, one in which Abrams displayed the mastery of multiple genres that's distinguished his music, and Myers her distinctive mix of secular and spiritual elements".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 2+1⁄2 stars, stating: "Retrospect hasn't changed our view that the two pianists simply get in each other's way".[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide called the album "a surprisingly lyrical and diverse encounter".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams except as indicated

1. "Transparency of Lobo Lubu" - 9:55
2. "Miss Amina" - 7:42
3. "Swang Rag Swang" - 4:30
4. "Down the Street from the Gene Ammons Public School" - 5:05
5. "Journey Home as Seen Through the Fairness of Life" - 6:49
6. "Dance from the East" (Amina Claudine Myers) - 6:00
7. "One for Peggy" (Abrams, Myers) - 4:09

• Recorded May 11 & 12, 1981 at Barigozzi Studio, Milano

Personnel

• Muhal Richard Abrams – piano
• Amina Claudine Myers – piano

References

1. Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed 1 April 2009
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. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.