Very Early | ||||
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Released | 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Studio | Pink Noise Recording Studio, Klagenfurt | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 56:02 | |||
Label | Wext & East Music | |||
Producer | Oliver Groenewald | |||
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Very Early is a 1993 studio album by Mark Murphy.
Very Early is the 31st studio album by American jazz vocalist Mark Murphy. It was recorded in 1993 when Murphy was 61 years old and released by the West & East Music label in Austria in 1993. The album is a collection of standards and jazz tunes with a jazz nonet. Murphy contributes original lyrics to one of the tunes.
Murphy was on staff at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria as a vocal instructor 1990-1997 and 2001. [1] In 1993 he recorded an album with some of their students and local professionals. [2] [3] The album was produced by trumpeter Oliver Growenewald who also did the arrangements and was studying at Graz at the time. Growenwald writes, "During my years in Graz, I was able to form my first nine piece band. I was also fortunate to gain experience working with musicians like Mark Murphy and Art Farmer. I had the great chance to write arrangements for Mark Murphy’s CD “Very Early” (West & East, 1992) and the opportunity to perform at Festivals in Montreux, Vienna, Warsaw, and Nancy. During this time, I also met Ack van Rooyen and Chuck Israels, with whom I continued my studies after leaving Graz". [4]
This release was Oliver Groenewald's first as producer. Groenewald's Nine Piece Band is augmented by Stjepko Gut (trumpet, track 1) and Ewald Gaulhofer (percussion, tracks 1, 7, 11). The nonet includes Oliver Groenewald and Andreas Pesendorfer on trumpets and flugelhorns, Michael Berbaur on trombone, Marko Lackner and Klemens Pliem on saxophones, Thomas Rottleuthner on clarinet and baritone saxophone, Emil Spanyi on piano, Thorsten Zimmermann on bass, and Franz Trattner on drums.
Murphy contributes original lyrics to one of the tunes, "Without Form" with music by Fernando Corrêa. The standards and jazz tunes on this release were never recorded previously by Murphy and were not recorded on any subsequent studio albums. He did perform some of them in his live concerts, including "Everything Happens to Me".
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The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
In his book A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers, Will Friedwald said The Dream and "Very Early, with a Viennese nonet know as "Nine", are his best projects with a large ensemble". [6]
Colin Larkin assigns 3 stars to the album in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. [5] (3 stars means, "Good. By the artist's usual standards and therefore recommended."). [5]
Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, released in February 1957 by Capitol Records. It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.
Soul on Top is the 28th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1970, by King. Brown and saxophonist Maceo Parker worked with arranger/conductor Oliver Nelson to record a big band, funk and jazz vocal album. It was recorded with Louie Bellson and his 18-piece jazz orchestra at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, California in November 1969, and features jazz standards, show tunes, and middle of the road hits, as well as a new arrangement of Brown's funk hit "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".
Miles & Quincy: Live at Montreux is a collaborative live album by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and conductor Quincy Jones. It was recorded at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival and released by Warner Bros. Records in 1993.
What Goes Around is the debut album by the Dave Holland Big Band recorded in January 2001 and released on ECM the following year. The ensemble—thirteen strong—features saxophonists Antonio Hart, Mark Gross, Chris Potter and Gary Smulyan, trombonists Robin Eubanks, Andre Hayward and Josh Roseman, trumpeters Earl Gardner, Alex Sipiagin and Duane Eubanks, vibraphonist Steve Nelson and drummer Billy Kilson.
Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle is an album by American jazz composer, arranger and saxophonist Oliver Nelson, featuring solos by Nelson and Phil Woods, recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.
Living Room is a 1984 studio album by Mark Murphy.
Yes, Yes, Nonet is an album by the American jazz band Lee Konitz Nonet, recorded in 1979 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.
Lee Konitz Nonet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded in 1977 and released on the Chiaroscuro label.
Live at Laren is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz's Nonet recorded in 1979 by Dutch Broadcasting, NOS -Hilversum and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1984.
Tomorrow is a 1987 studio album by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.
Hope is a 1994 live album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela.
Barefoot Dances and Other Visions is an album by Jim McNeely released early in 2018. The album was recorded with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band in 2014. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2019, but it did not win.
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Bop for Kerouac is a 1981 studio album by Mark Murphy.
September Ballads is a 1987 studio album by Mark Murphy.
Once to Every Heart is a 2005 studio album by Mark Murphy.
Satisfaction Guaranteed is a 1979 studio album by Mark Murphy.
Beauty and the Beast is a 1986 studio album by Mark Murphy.
Stolen Moments is a 1978 studio album by Mark Murphy.
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