''Roots of Blue'' is an album of duets by

Muhal Richard Abrams Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. He recorded and toured the Uni ...

and

Cecil McBee Cecil McBee (born May 19, 1935) is an American jazz bassist. He has recorded as a leader only a handful of times since the 1970s, but has contributed as a sideman to a number of jazz albums. Biography Early life and career McBee was born in Tu ...

released on the RPR label in 1986.

Reception

The

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review by Brian Olewnick states "Abrams' tendency toward light, single-note runs seems to require more of a weighty counterbalance than McBee offers. Only the title track, a relaxed, languid blues, rises to the level that the listener expects given the caliber of the musicians at hand".Olewnick, B.

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accessed April 14, 2009.

Track listing

''All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams except as indicated'' # "Time into Space into Time" (Muhal Richard Abrams,

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) - 5:47 # "C.C.'s World" - 7:10 # "Metamor" - 8:15 # "Roots of Blue" - 9:00 # "Direflex" - 9:51

Personnel

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bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

References

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