Spihumonesty is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams which was released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1979 and features performances by Abrams, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Amina Claudine Myers, Youseff Yancy and Leonard Jones with vocals by Jay Clayton.[1]

Spihumonesty
Studio album by Muhal Richard Abrams
Released	1979
Recorded	February 1978
Genre	Jazz
Length	29:32
Label	Black Saint
Muhal Richard Abrams chronology
Spiral Live at Montreux 1978 (1978) Spihumonesty (1979) Mama and Daddy (1980)

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "This drummerless band moves through the charts like information through a printed circuit, and there is an impressive simultaneity to some of the cues which suggests that at least that some of this music was predetermined and meticulously rehearsed".[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "what should be a good band doesn't come up with much".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

1. "Triverse" - 6:01
2. "Inneroutersight" - 4:51
3. "Unichange" - 8:44
4. "Spihumonesty" - 6:23

Personnel

• Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, synthesizer
• Roscoe Mitchell: alto saxophone, flute
• George Lewis: trombone, synthesizer, sousaphone
• Leonard Jones: bass
• Amina Claudine Myers: piano, organ, electric piano
• Youseff Yancy: theremin
• Jay Clayton: vocals

References