viernes, 22 de mayo de 2009

David Murray - The Hill (1986)


For this date, Murray teamed up with the able veterans Richard Davis and Joe Chambers, producing a varied, solid, and enjoyable session mixing originals with standards and showing that he was quite capable of holding his own among the older pros. Davis had always shown himself to be open to all sorts of jazz, from the most traditional to the outer reaches of the avant-garde (check out his work with the Creative Construction Company), and he runs the gamut here. His arco playing on the title track and "Herbie Miller" is as free as you please, yet he swings Ellington's "Take the Coltrane" like nobody's business. Butch Morris contributes a lovely number, "Fling," allowing Murray to indulge in his romantic side. The leader's playing is typically gritty and imaginative throughout; Murray rarely gives less than 100 percent live or on record, and if his work here is less than his most inspired, that still leaves plenty of room for a lot of good blowing. Joe Chambers switches to vibes for the closing track, a luxuriant rendition of Strayhorn's classic Chelsea Bridge, and along with deep work from Davis, provides a rich bed for Murray's most probing playing on the date. Summoning the spirits of Ben Webster and perhaps just a bit of Archie Shepp, he pours phrase after liquid phrase in a warm and touching tribute to one of the great jazz composers. The Hill offers an accurate snapshot of Murray in the mid-'80s, straddling the mainstream and avant-garde and proving himself quite adept in either.

1. Santa Barbara and Crenshaw Follies - David Murray-(8:25)
2. The Hill -David Murray- (9:00)
3. Fling -Lawrence Butch Morris- (7:09)
4. Take the Coltrane - Duke Ellington- (7:42)
5. Herbie Miller -David Murray- (5:52)
6. Chaelsea Bridge - Billy Strayhorn- (10:31)

David Murray - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Richard Davis - bass
Joe Chambers - drums

Recorded November 29, 1986 at Sound Ideas Studios, New York
Black Saint 120110-1

5 comentarios:

umba dijo...

EAC/FLAC/complete scans

http://rapidshare.com/files/162270182/DvdMrry_-_ThHll.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/162302228/DvdMrry_-_ThHll.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/162302229/DvdMrry_-_ThHll.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/162302231/DvdMrry_-_ThHll_covers.rar

Here is my first contribution with travis... Another Black Saint

Enjoy!!!

Travis dijo...

Que así sea por mucho tiempo. Gracias, lobo.

kike dijo...

Umba & Travis

ustedes están haciendo un gran trabajo, los felicito a ambos; excelentes selecciones, me encanta vuestro blog!

saludos del fin del mundo,
Kike.

ps: Black Saint, nos patea los huevos siempre, excelente sello discográfico. Amen.

rydolarue dijo...

THANK YOU! Anything involving David Murray is a must-have.

jorge mussuto dijo...

muchas gracias mi amigo por esta excelente obra, un saludo desde boston:)