Young at Heart/Wise in Time is an album by pianist/composer Muhal Richard Abrams released by the Delmark label in 1970 that featured an LP side-length solo piano composition and Abrams accompanied by Leo Smith, Henry Threadgill, Lester Lashley and Thurman Barker on the other side.Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400 series accessed September 23, 2019
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "Fascinating music, it is recommended strictly for the open-eared listener who does not demand that all jazz swing conventionally".Yanow, S.[ Allmusic Review] accessed 1 April 2009 The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Young/Wise combines the definitive Abrams solo performance of the period with a group of tracks of burning intensity". The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said it has "a long example of Abram's reflective piano and a tighter group performance by an excellent AACM quintet".
Track listing All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams "Young at Heart" - 29:20 "Wise in Time" - 21:52
Personnel Muhal Richard Abrams: piano Henry Threadgill: alto saxophone (track 2) Leo Smith: trumpet, flugelhorn (track 2) Lester Lashley: bass (track 2) Thurman Barker: drums (track 2)
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