Sketches of Tokyo

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Sketches of Tokyo
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Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedApril 11, 1985
Genre Jazz
Length44:49
Label DIW
DIW 812
Producer John Hicks
David Murray chronology
Children
(1986)
Sketches of Tokyo
(1986)
New Life
(1986)
John Hicks chronology
Inc. 1
(1985)
Sketches of Tokyo
(1985)
Two of a Kind
(1986–87)

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.

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Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars. [1]

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Track listing

  1. "Epistrophy" (Monk) - 4:26
  2. "Blues In The Pocket" (Hicks) - 7:40
  3. "Naima" (Coltrane) 9:16
  4. "New Life" (Murray) - 8:38
  5. "God Bless The Child" (Herzog, Holliday) - 7:41
  6. "Sketches of Tokyo" (Hicks) - 7:08
  • Recorded April 11, 1985 at Avaco Studio, Tokyo

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011