| Saxmen | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | August 19, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:43 | |||
| Label | Red Baron Records | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Saxmen is an album by David Murray on the Red Baron label released in 1993. It features performances by Murray, John Hicks, Ray Drummond and Andrew Cyrille.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars stating "The rhythm section (pianist John Hicks, bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Andrew Cyrille) largely ignores the tenor's improvisations, making this one of David Murray's more forgettable recordings.". [1]
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Morning Song is an album by David Murray released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1983. It features performances by Murray, John Hicks, Reggie Workman and Ed Blackwell.
New Life is an album by David Murray released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1985 and is a recording of Murray's Octet. It features performances by Murray, Baikida Carroll, Hugh Ragin, Craig Harris, John Purcell, Adegoke Steve Colson, Wilber Morris and Ralph Peterson, Jr.
I Want to Talk About You is an album by David Murray on the Italian Black Saint label released in 1989. It features a live performance by Murray, John Hicks, Ray Drummond and Ralph Peterson.
The Hearinga Suite is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1989 and features performances of seven of Abrams compositions by an eighteen-member orchestra. Abrams dedicated the music on the album to Steve McCall and Donald Raphael Garrett.
Shakill's Warrior is an album by David Murray released on the DIW/Columbia label in 1991. It features eight quartet performances by Murray with Stanley Franks, Don Pullen, and Andrew Cyrille.
Fast Life is an album by David Murray released on the DIW/Columbia label in 1991. It features four quartet performances by Murray with John Hicks, Ray Drummond, and Idris Muhammad and two tracks with saxophonist Branford Marsalis guesting.
David Murray/James Newton Quintet is an album by David Murray and James Newton released on the Japanese DIW label in 1996. It features seven quintet performances by Murray and Newton with John Hicks, Fred Hopkins, Billy Hart and Andrew Cyrille.
Ballads for Bass Clarinet is an album by David Murray, recorded in 1991 and released by DIW Records.
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.
Ming's Samba is an album by David Murray released on the Portrait label in 1988. It features five quartet performances by Murray with John Hicks, Ray Drummond and Ed Blackwell.
Sacred Ground is an album by David Murray released on the Canadian Justin Time label. Recorded in 2006 and released in 2007 the album features performances by Murray, Lafayette Gilchrist, Ray Drummond, and Andrew Cyrille which were composed for the soundtrack for Marco Williams' film Banished (2007) on American counties in the South and Midwest that expelled blacks between Reconstruction and the Great Depression. The album features Cassandra Wilson on two tracks singing lyrics composed by Ishmael Reed.
Like a Kiss that Never Ends is an album by David Murray released on the Canadian Justin Time label. Recorded in 2000 and released in 2001, the album contains performances by Murray, Andrew Cyrille, John Hicks and Ray Drummond.
Sketches of Tokyo is an album by John Hicks and David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1986 and features six duo performances by Murray and Hicks.
Jazzosaurus Rex is an album by the American musician David Murray. It was released on the Red Baron label in 1993. It features performances by Murray, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, and Andrew Cyrille. Murray was not enthusiastic about many of the songs chosen by producer Bob Thiele. Poet George Hines contributed to the Miles Davis tribute, "Now He's Miles Away".
Music to Ease Your Disease is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his fifth and final release on the Silverto label, featuring performances by Silver with Clark Terry, Junior Cook, Ray Drummond, and Billy Hart, with vocals by Andy Bey.
Metamusicians' Stomp is an album by American jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille recorded in 1978 for the Italian Black Saint label.
The Bob Thiele Collective was an "all-star" American jazz ensemble which recorded three albums for Bob Thiele's record label Red Baron. Thiele assembled and produced the three different groups.
Hot Line is an album by saxophonist Bill Barron which was recorded in 1962 and first released on the Savoy label. The album was also rereleased as The Hot Line under Booker Ervin's co-leadership.
Vignettes is an album by bassist Ray Drummond which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Arabesque label the following year.
Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions is a series of five albums recorded May 14–23, 1976 at Studio Rivbea, a loft jazz space in New York City, run by Sam Rivers and his wife Bea. The albums include performances by groups led by musicians such as Hamiet Bluiett, Anthony Braxton, Marion Brown, Dave Burrell, Andrew Cyrille, Oliver Lake, Jimmy Lyons, Ken McIntyre, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray, Sunny Murray, Sam Rivers, Leo Smith, Henry Threadgill, and Randy Weston. The recordings were originally released in 1977 on the Douglas and Casablanca labels as five separate LPs, and were reissued in 1999 by Knit Classics as a 3-CD set.
