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- Date Released: July 25, 1980
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Contemporary, Avant-garde
- Label: Black Saint / Finetunes
The rightful heir to Eric Dolphy's crown of thorns.
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We Say...
Bop, free, funk and world music hybrids are all under the command of tenor saxophonist/bass clarinetist David Murray, the rightful heir to Eric Dolphy's crown of thorns. Murray’s first masterpiece gets off to a blazing start with “The Fast Life,” which glides and collides with a bravura, glissando panache, noisy and frenetic but with joyful purpose, like a game of Red Rover on roller skates. “The Hill” is cleaved in two: Wilbur Morris’s bowed bass personifies the blues lament of the climb; then the five-horn gaggle let loose for a celebratory pile-on during the joyful spree down the back side. “Ming,” an homage to Murray’s wife, is a gorgeous, sonorous ballad that faithfully sounds like an incredibly smart and complicated 25-year old guy using elements of Ellington’s “Melancholia” to announce ecstatic surrender to the love of his life. “Jasvan” is a cantering waltz stacked with brisk but substantial solos from George Lewis (trombone), Murray (on bass clarinet here), Butch Morris (cornet), Henry Threadgill (alto sax), Olu Dara (trumpet), Anthony Davis (piano) and Wilbur Morris (bass), yet somehow it is the late, great drummer Steve McCall who steals the show. “Dewey’s Circle” concludes the set with infectious mirth, a holy alliance of New Orleans and Kansas City-style sass and erudite blues toastmastery. All five songs are by Murray, who expertly synthesizes and satisfies the often contradictory demands of the cerebral cortex and the tapping toe.
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They Say...
His octet was always the perfect setting for tenor saxophonist David Murray, large enough to generate power but not as out of control as many of his big-band performances. Murray contributed all five originals (including "Ming" and "Dewey's Circle") and arrangements, and is in superior form on both tenor and bass clarinet. The "backup crew" is also quite notable: altoist Henry Threadgill, trumpeter Olu Dara, cornetist Butch Morris, trombonist George Lewis, pianist Anthony Davis, bassist Wilbur Morris, and drummer Steve McCall. These avant-garde performances (reissued on CD) are often rhythmic enough to reach a slightly larger audience than usual, and the individuality shown by each of these major players is quite impressive. Recommended.
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| 01. |  |
The Fast Life |
8:54 |
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| 02. | |
The Hill |
10:39 |
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| 03. | |
Ming |
4:28 |
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| 04. | |
Jasvan |
8:51 |
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| 05. | |
Dewey's Circle |
6:36 |
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05 Total Tracks, 39:28 Total Length
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Credits
- Anthony Davis - Piano // George Lewis - Trombone // Lawrence Butch Morris - Cornet // Steve McCall - Percussion // Olu Dara - Trumpet // David Murray - Clarinet (Bass) // David Murray - Sax (Tenor) // David Murray - Main Performer // Giovanni Bonandrini - Executive Producer // Frank Filipetti - Engineer // Frank Filipetti - Mixing // Henry Threadgill - Sax (Alto) // Henry Threadgill - Sax (Alto) // Henry Threadgill - Sax (Alto) // David Murray Octet - Performer // Ming Murray - Back Cover // Kunle Mwanga - Producer // Kunle Mwanga - Mixing // Kunle Mwanga - Recording Supervision // Gigi Barbieri - Artwork // Gigi Barbieri - Cover Art // Wilber Morris - Bass
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