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Muhal Richard Abrams   07/07/1974

Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland
Source WBAU broadcast->7 inch extended length Scotch Reel at 7.5IPS (un-remembered original deck) ->Akai GX-400D SS ->Sound Forge 6.0 ->FLAC via Flac Frontend level 6, sectors aligned and verified. No noise reduction or eq.
Checksums 84878dc1bb2bc74af5b6658dba394309 *01.flac
dc6a4c708e3fb5dfe371c4f6dbcc5540 *02.flac
9cac4c2933a6fa0a21b3507a4d8ddb70 *03.flac
c8aad91fc6ddc747c638d38052aef36f *04.flac
e848e505cf0172803ce5e89abc78b659 *Muhal.txt
Media
Notes The reviews at the time of this show ranged the gamut from majestic to mockery, from mystical to masturbatory. It certainly can be viewed all different ways, for after repeated listenings I am still not quite sure of what the master had in mind. If you listen carefully to the audience, they are also undecided. Some are applauding wildly, some are razzing him, and some are outright booing.

I do think this performance should be viewed with a certain sense of humor. I do think, along with the outright mysticism of the first part of the set, there is some tweaking of the audience. Well, to be more honest about it - I think the audience's razzing of Mr. Abrams comes second. Mr. Abram's razzing comes first with the bird whistles. You'll see what I mean.

Mr. Abrams plays piano, electric piano, a gong, and a sifflet for the bird calls.

Thanks. Your comments are welcome. I didn't provide mp3 samples this time around for a very deliberate reason: I don't *want* you to know what you're getting into.

I want you to be surprised.

Enjoy!

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