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".Wynn, R. [ Allmusic Review] accessed 2 March 2009. 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".
Track listing
All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams "Laja" - 6:36 "View from Within" - 7:52 "Personal Conversations" - 7:45 "Down at Peppers" - 12:31 "Positrain" - 3:48 "Inner Lights" - 4:00
Personnel Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, gongs Stanton Davis: trumpet, flugelhorn John Purcell: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute Marty Ehrlich: alto saxophone, flute, piccolo, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet Warren Smith: vibraphone, marimba, gongs Ray Mantilla: bongos, conga, percussion Rick Rozie: bass Thurman Barker: drums orchestral bells, marimba, gong
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