For Aunt Louise

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For Aunt Louise
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Studio album by David Murray Quartet
Released 1995
Recorded September 14–17, 1993
Sound On Sound, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length65:25
Label DIW
DIW 901
Producer Kazunori Sugiyama
David Murray chronology
Saxmen
(1993)		For Aunt Louise
(1995)		 Love and Sorrow
(1993)

For Aunt Louise is an album by David Murray which was recorded for the Japanese DIW label in 1993 and released in 1995. It features performances by Murray, John Hicks, Fred Hopkins, and Idris Muhammad. [1]

David Murray (saxophonist) American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet)

David Murray is an American jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone and bass clarinet mainly. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.

DIW Records is a Japanese record label specializing in avant-garde jazz. It is a subsidiary of Disk Union. Kazunori Sugiyama was an executive producer for the label before starting Tzadik Records with John Zorn.

John Hicks (pianist) American jazz pianist and composer

John Josephus Hicks, Jr. was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He was leader for more than 30 recordings and played as a sideman on more than 300.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 3 stars stating "While Murray still produces exciting flashes of furious free jazz tenor, he reins in his avant garde leanings, playing in an overall melodic yet bluesy style.". [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

  1. "Fantasy Rainbow" - 10:42
  2. "Hicks' Time (Hicks) - 10:04
  3. "Asiatic Raes" (Dorham) - 7:38
  4. "Fishin' and Missin' You - For Aunt Louise" - 8:11
  5. "Boogie Real Slow" (Traditional) - 7:44
  6. "Autumn of the Patriach - For Fred Hackett" - 8:55
  7. "Concion de Amour en Espanol" (Brian Smith) - 12:11

Personnel

Fred Hopkins was a Chicago double bassist who played a major role in the development of the avant-garde jazz movement. He was a member of the avant garde jazz trio Air and David Murray's Low Class Conspiracy; he frequently worked with the cellist Diedre Murray. Hopkins played with other musicians including Muhal Richard Abrams, Don Pullen, Hamiet Bluiett, Andrew Cyrille, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Sunny Murray, Kahil El'Zabar, Malachi Thompson, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Anthony Braxton and Marion Brown.

Idris Muhammad American drummer

Idris Muhammad was an American jazz drummer who recorded extensively with many musicians, including Ahmad Jamal, Lou Donaldson, Pharoah Sanders, and Tete Montoliu.

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References

  1. ↑ David Murray Sessionography: 1990-1994, accessed July 10, 2014
  2. 1 2 Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed August 11, 2011
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