Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1

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Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1
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Live album by
David Murray Big Band
Released1984
RecordedAugust 24–26, 1984
Genre Jazz
Length42:30
Label Black Saint
Producer David Murray
David Murray Big Band chronology
Morning Song
(1983)		Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1
(1984)		 Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2
(1984)

Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 is an album by David Murray, released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1984 and the first to feature his Big Band. [1] It features performances by Murray, Olu Dara, Baikida Carroll, Craig Harris, Bob Stewart, Vincent Chancey, Steve Coleman, John Purcell, Rod Williams, Fred Hopkins and Billy Higgins conducted by Lawrence "Butch" Morris. [2] The album was followed by Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2.

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "The David Murray Big Band tends to be a bit undisciplined, with plenty of rambunctious and overcrowded ensembles... The Dixieland-esque structures are better understood by some of the musicians than others, and this performance is quite erratic but certainly memorable". [3]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by David Murray
  1. "Lovers" – 8:20
  2. "Bechet's Bounce" – 12:05
  3. "Silence" – 5:55
  4. "Duet for Big Band" – 16:10
  • Recorded live in concert at Sweet Basil, NYC, August 24–26, 1984

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Black Saint Records discography accessed August 16, 2011
  2. ↑ Black Saint catalogue
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 16, 2011
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1059. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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