Bop for Miles

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Bop for Miles
Markmiles.jpg
Live album by
Released2004
RecordedOctober 10, July 30, 1990, Vienna
Genre Vocal jazz
Length37:02
Label HighNote
Producer Joe Fields
Mark Murphy chronology
Memories of You
(2003)
Bop for Miles
(2004)
Dim the Lights
(2004)

Bop for Miles is 2004 live album by Mark Murphy, recorded in tribute to trumpeter Miles Davis. [1]

Contents

Recorded live in Vienna in 1990, the final track, "Miles", was recorded in 1999. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states: "As is typical of Murphy, his readings of these tunes are seminal. His attention to color and nuance in a ballad like 'Summertime' is just plain canny: he seems to coax the emotion out of the tune from underneath it, from someplace it was hidden away from view. As Murphy seamlessly changes tempos, keys, and vocal styles without blinking, the poetry gives way to burning scat and improv. A live gig by a master, this is worth seeking out." [1]

Richard Cook and Brian Morton assign a 3 star rating in The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings and call the mix of Davis originals and Davis-associated standards "something of the feel of a sought-after live bootleg". [3] The review singles out the opening of "On Green Dolphin Street" as "an a cappella tour de force from the singer". [3]

Track listing

  1. "All Blues" (Miles Davis) - 6:44
  2. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:08
  3. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 3:35
  4. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Al Henderson) - 6:03
  5. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) - 7:22
  6. "My Ship" (I. Gershwin, Kurt Weill) - 3:10
  7. "Farmer's Market" (Art Farmer, Annie Ross) - 7:30
  8. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 5:01
  9. "Parker's Mood" (Charlie Parker) - 5:48
  10. "Milestones" (Davis) - 5:25
  11. "Miles" (Mark Murphy) - 2:59

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bop for Miles". Allmusic . Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1057. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (8 ed.). London: Penguin. p. 963. ISBN   978-0-14-102327-4.