Shakill's Warrior

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Total Tracks: 8   Total Length: 72:58

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Great Introduction to David Murray

OatmealMan

This is one of Murray's best and most accessible albums. It pairs him with Don Pullen, known in the 60s for playing piano so intensely his hand bled and in the 70s as a member of Charles Mingus' band, and Andrew Cyrille, a great drummer who played with Cecil Taylor among others. It also includes Murray's old friend Stanley Franks on guitar. On this album, Pullen only plays the Hammond B3 organ, no piano. So what you've got are a bunch of guys who know how to go 'out', but in this case want to explore the possibilities of a gospel-tinged, soulful organ trio (even thought it's a quartet). The result is fantastic. Everyone plays wonderfully and the music is totally approachable. It's an organ group taken to a very high level, but one that never fails to provide the basic pleasures one expects from an organ-based group.

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Tenor saxophonist David Murray has recorded so many CDs during the past 20 years that it is difficult to keep up with them. This one finds him in mostly restrained form, updating the tenor/organ soul jazz tradition with Don Pullen (who sticks exclusively to organ), guitarist Stanley Franks and drummer Andrew Cyrille. The music, with the exception of some typical Murray outbursts into the extreme upper register, is generally respectful and soulful, one of Murray’s mellower efforts. Unfortunately, Columbia has since ended its association with DIW so this release will be a difficult one to find. – Scott Yanow