Vision Towards Essence

Vision Towards Essence
Live album by Muhal Richard Abrams
Released	21 August 2007
Recorded	11 September 1998
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:45
Label	Pi Recordings
Producer	Muhal Richard Abrams & Yulun Wang
Muhal Richard Abrams chronology
Streaming (1990) Vision Towards Essence (2007)

Vision Towards Essence is a live album of solo piano by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Pi Recordings label in 2007.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states "This is indeed one of the most important records ever released by this great man". ^[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that "Part 1" "has tentative moments, areas of slow transition which are slightly dull on first hearing though their logic becomes clearer over time. The other two parts are flawless". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Part 1" - 20:06
2. "Part 2" - 18:23
3. "Part 3" - 20:16

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

• Recorded live at the Guelph Jazz Festival, Guelph, Canada on September 11, 1998.

Personnel

• Muhal Richard Abrams - piano

References

1. Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed 11 July 2011
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 8. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.