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David Murray: Like A Kiss That Never Ends

Read "Like A Kiss That Never Ends" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Saxophonist David Murray is like a kiss that never ends, courtesy of his amazing recorded output going back over two decades. Fresh on the heels of the new millenium, Murray returns with Like A Kiss. Throughout his recorded work, he's maintained high standards--yet he always seems bent on skirting predictability. Each new disc reflects a different ...

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Fo Deuk Revue

Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Blue Muse, Evidence, One World Family, Too Many Hungry People, Chant Africain, Abdoul Aziz Sy, Village Urbana, Thilo.

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Octet Plays Trane

Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Giant Steps, Naima, The Crossing, India, Lazy Bird, A Love Supreme: Part I -- Acknowledgment.

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The David Murray Octet Plays Trane

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Released: 2000
Track listing: Giant Steps, Naima, The Crossing, India, Lazy Bird, A Love Supreme: Part 1- Acknowledgement (69:23)

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Seasons

Label: Pow Wow Records
Released: 2000

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David Murray: Fo Deuk Revue

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Saxophonist David Murray signed to Justin Time in '95 and makes his Justin Time debut on Fo Deuk Revue, an impressively ambitious work recorded in Dakar, Senegal in mid-'96. His ensemble on this record includes American artists such as Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Darryl Burgee, Hugh Ragin, and Robert Irving III, as well as a host of Senegalese ...

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David Murray Octet: Octet Plays Trane

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Saxophonist David Murray's latest record, Octet Plays Trane, returns to the heart of the African-American jazz canon with joy and sophistication. Unlike many works with this large an ensemble, Octet Plays Trane steers clear of the rigidity of arranged large-group playing as well as the potential chaos coming from mass improvisation. Murray's orchestration of “Giant Steps," ...

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David Murray: The David Murray Octet Plays Trane

Read "The David Murray Octet Plays Trane" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


So, here we have another Coltrane tribute. But wait a minute, wasn’t Murray part of another Trane project of several years back? Oh well, it doesn’t really matter because Murray and the Octet are working on a level here that magnificently transcends the typical “copycat” forms of homage. This is just as much a message about ...

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The David Murray Quartet: Seasons

Read "Seasons" reviewed by Mike Neely


One of our finest saxophonists has recorded a surprising CD. David Murray who is usually associated with the avant-garde has collaborated with a first rate rhythm section to produce a melodic, mainstream disc at times akin to a Ben Webster small group session. This is quite a surprise from the World Saxophone Quartet's lead saxophone star. ...

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Speaking In Tongues

Label: Cristal Records
Released: 1999


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