Creative Construction Company (album)

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Creative Construction Company
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Live album by
Released1975
RecordedMay 19, 1970 at Washington Square Methodist Church (Peace Church), NYC
Genre Jazz
Length36:44
Label Muse
MR 5071
Producer George Conley
Creative Construction Company chronology
Creative Construction Company
(1975)
Creative Construction Company Vol. II
(1976)

Creative Construction Company (also referred to as CCC) is a 1975 album by the jazz collective Creative Construction Company, originally released on the Muse label, and later reissued as Muhal on the Italian Vedette label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Leroy Jenkins

  1. "Muhal (Part I)" - 19:24
  2. "Muhal (Part II)" - 14:40
  3. "Live Spiral" - 2:40

Personnel

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References

  1. Muse Records discography accessed March 25, 2015
  2. Anthony Braxton discography accessed March 25, 2015
  3. Muhal Richard Abrams discography accessed March 25, 2015
  4. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed March 25, 2015
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 52. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.