View from Within explained

View from Within
Type:	Album
Artist:	Muhal Richard Abrams
Cover:	View from Within.jpg
Released:	1985
Recorded:	11 & 27 September 1984
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:32
Label:	Black Saint
Producer:	Giovanni Bonandrini
Prev Title:	Rejoicing with the Light
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Roots of Blue
Next Year:	1986

View from Within is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1985 and featuring performances of six of Abrams' compositions by an octet.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states "This '84 date included some intriguing instrumental configurations at times (vibes/flute/percussion, piano/clarinet/bass clarinet) and ranked among his best '80s dates".^[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "View sounds like a thoroughly personal statement. The multi-instrumental approach lends it a fluid, unsettled quality, but with a huge timbral and textural range".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

1. "Laja" - 6:36
2. "View from Within" - 7:52
3. "Personal Conversations" - 7:45
4. "Down at Peppers" - 12:31
5. "Positrain" - 3:48
6. "Inner Lights" - 4:00

Personnel

• Muhal Richard Abrams

piano, gongs

• Stanton Davis

trumpet, flugelhorn

• John Purcell

• Marty Ehrlich

alto saxophone, flute, piccolo, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet

• Warren Smith

vibraphone, marimba, gongs

• Ray Mantilla

• Rick Rozie

bass

• Thurman Barker

drums orchestral bells, marimba, gong

Notes and References

1. Wynn, R. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r134222|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 2 March 2009.
2. Book: 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.