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Sunday Morning

James Robert Murphy AKA Austin Jimmy Murphy

Label: BLBM Publishing
Released: 2025
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Tracks

Salina Street; Riverside Drive; South Onondaga Road; Brae Burn Lane; Lakehurst Drive; Elton Avenue; State Street Shuffle; 211 Thompson Road.

Personnel

James Robert Murphy AKA Austin Jimmy Murphy

guitar

Album Description

Welcome to my latest and second instrumental album, Sunday Morning. The name? Early one Sunday morning, not too long ago, I was making coffee and decided to give these cuts a spin. And while originally called Funky Blue, I immediately realized that Sunday Morning was filled with songs that gently woke me up. It’s a beauty. It consists of eight original compositions, all named after streets and avenues that have played a role in my life. 1) Salina Street is the main road that travels through Nedrow, NY, the little town on the southern border of Syracuse, where I grew up. It’s a funky, easy-going downtown groove. I like it. 2) Riverside Drive is in El Paso, TX, where my wife was raised. It has a smooth samba beat that allowed me to explore my guitar neck a bit more than I usually do. 3) South Onondaga Road (Rt. 80) runs from my little town of Nedrow out to South Onondaga, where I went to high school. This song reminds me of the area's many corn fields, apple orchards, creeks, and lakes. It is a great driving-your-automobile song. 4) Brae Burn Lane is my favorite street in Nedrow, and if I ever move back, I would want to live in one of the five houses on this street, preferably the one on the top left side. I put this piece together like, “right now”! I just wrapped it up. 5) Lakehurst Drive is the street where I was born, in Auburn, NY. It is a smooth jazz composition that feels like small-town Central New York. I enjoyed opening up during this cut. 6) Elton Avenue is in Nedrow as well. My first wife lived on this street, and a few old friends did as well. When I visit Nedrow, I stay on Elton Ave with my friend Lynn. This is a nice Latin-flavored song. It is certainly one of my favorites. I normally open with this song. 7) The State Street Shuffle is named after a rough-and-tumble part of Syracuse. At least it used to be. It has that bluesy, funky thing going on like State Street did back in its heyday. 8) 211 Thompson Road. is the house number and street in Nedrow where I grew up - right behind the firehouse. This song is a revision of the A.J. Shuffle released previously on my A History of Blues box set. The opening theme is the same, but that’s about it. It’s a swinging little rockabilly number to wrap things up.