Murray's Steps

Murray's Steps Artist: David Murray
Label: Black Saint
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 027312006520
EAN: 0027312006520
ASIN: B0000010X6


Release Date: 1993-09-07

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Tracks:

  1. Murray's Steps
  2. Sweet Lovely
  3. Sing Song
  4. Flowers For Albert

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the all-time best.......2001-06-26

Start with "Flowers For Albert". It's a beautiful tune, arranged meticulously, with brilliant, complex solos. It swings gently, with an almost fugue-like calmness. The octet is just perfect, providing a depth of sounds and a clarity of each instrument.

And then there are three more songs... they all share this fantastic balance between composition, arrangement and solos, with the distinct personalities in the octet pushing, pulling and blending. (Most of them, like Henry Threadgill, Craig Harris and Olu Dara, are unique bandleaders in their own rights.)

David Murray has recorded dozens of albums in duos, quartets, octets, big bands and other formats. He has made some great music over the years. This one is very near the top of his many achievements, and one of the all-time best, period.

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