MX (album)

MX
Studio album by David Murray
Released	1993
Recorded	September 25, 1992
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:51
Label	Red Baron
Producer	Bob Thiele
David Murray chronology
Picasso (1993) MX (1993) The Jazzpar Prize (1993)

MX is an album by David Murray, released on the Red Baron label in 1993. It features performances by Murray, Ravi Coltrane, Bobby Bradford, John Hicks, Fred Hopkins and Victor Lewis. The album is dedicated to the memory of Malcolm X. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[5]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars. ^[3]

Track listing

1. "MX" (Osser, Theile) - 5:19
2. "Icarus" - 8:29
3. "El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz" - 8:24
4. "A Dream Deferred" (Osser, Thiele) - 6:52
5. "Blues for X" (Osser, Thiele) - 13:08
6. "Hicks Time" (Hicks) - 10:22
7. "Harlemite" - 8:17

All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

• Recorded September 25, 1992, NYC

Personnel

• David Murray - tenor saxophone
• Ravi Coltrane - tenor saxophone
• Bobby Bradford - cornet
• John Hicks - piano
• Fred Hopkins - bass
• Victor Lewis - drums

References

1. "David Murray - MX (Dedicated to the Memory of Malcolm X)". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
2. "David Murray discography". JazzLists. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
3. AllMusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 1118.
5. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 642.