David Murray

David Murray – Blues For Memo (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · December 8, 2022 · Comments off

The new album from the legendary saxophonist and musician David Murray. This album is a unique collaboration of cutting edge jazz and poetry. David Murray’s musical tribute to Mehmet Uluğ (aka Memo), a pioneer of Istanbul’s jazz scene. Featuring acclaimed poet, writer and actor Saul Williams who, over the past fifteen years, has been standing out among rappers and slam poets with the quality of his writing and the intensity of his performances.

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David Murray, Chuck Dillard, Oliver Worthington, Dana Zenobi – Joys Abiding (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · November 27, 2022 · Comments off

David Murray, Chuck Dillard, Oliver Worthington, Dana Zenobi - Joys Abiding (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz] Download

Navona Records presents JOYS ABIDING, an album of vocal duets by female composers including previously unpublished duets by British-American composer Rebecca Clarke, the text of which inspired the album title. The extensive track list of duets from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods is performed by Dana Zenobi, soprano, Oliver Worthington, baritone, Chuck Dillard, piano/harpsichord, and David Murray, double bass. JOYS ABIDING aims to elevate the important work of female composers who have historically been excluded from the male-dominated classical duet canon.
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Aki Takase & David Murray – Cherry / Sakura (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · June 4, 2022 · Comments off

Over the years, pianist Aki Takase and reed player David Murray have amassed respective bodies of soul-stirring compositions, of which several pieces related to the rites of passage of middle age are included on Cherry / Sakura. As a result, this is a markedly different conversation than ever before; one that is more profound as the two musicians engage in an unsparing conversation about the defining issues of later life.

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David Murray / Geri Allen / Terri Lyne Carrington – Perfection (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · November 19, 2016 · Comments off

The longest track on “Perfection,” the debut album by a jazz trio with David Murray on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, Geri Allen on piano and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums, clocks in at just over eight minutes, covering so much ground that it feels almost like an epic. Composed by Mr. Murray, it’s a swinging tune with a pensive yet intrepid melody, and a midsection of bristling abstraction. The title is playfully apt: “The David, Geri & Terri Show.” Dynamic combustion is the core characteristic of this all-star trio, which first convened at the 2015 NYC Winter Jazzfest. Mr. Murray, 61, is an improviser of great, garrulous bluster, while Ms. Allen and Ms. Carrington, both in their 50s, have forged prominent careers more in line with the postbop mainstream.

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