Special Quartet
1991 studio album by David Murray
Special Quartet | ||||
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Studio album by David Murray | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | March 26, 1990 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 52:20 | |||
Label | DIW/Columbia | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
David Murray chronology | ||||
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Special Quartet is an album by the American saxophonist David Murray.[1][2] It was released on the DIW/Columbia label.[3] It features six quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, McCoy Tyner, and Elvin Jones.[4] The album was produced by Bob Thiele.[5]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Tom Hull | A−[7] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Edmonton Journal wrote that "the session ... is not a rehash of Coltrane... Each number works as a blowing vehicle for Murray with a blast furnace at his back."[9]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "A successful outing full of mutual inspiration, this CD is easily recommended."[6]
Track listing
- "Cousin Mary" (Coltrane) – 7:30
- "Hope/Scope" – 10:48
- "La Tina Lee" (Morris) – 6:02
- "Dexter's Dues" – 6:33
- "In A Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Kurtz, Mills) – 10:21
- "3D Family" – 9:28
- All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
- Recorded March 26, 1990, at Soundtrack, NYC
Personnel
- David Murray – tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Fred Hopkins – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
References
- ^ Mandel, Howard (Dec 1992). "Special Quartet by David Murray". DownBeat. 59 (12): 54.
- ^ Seymour, Gene (7 Dec 1992). "Without a Breath". Part II. Newsday. p. 49.
- ^ Seymour, Gene (15 Jan 1993). "Fame Is Gaining on Don't-Look-Back Saxman". Los Angeles Times. p. F14.
- ^ Fuller, Jack (15 Nov 1992). "Recordings". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 26.
- ^ "Special Quartet by David Murray". Billboard. 104 (36): 55. Sep 5, 1992.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 8, 2011.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "David Murray". Tom Hull - on the Web. Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via tomhull.com.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1061. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Levesque, Roger (1 Nov 1992). "Top jazz man of '80s finally accessible". Edmonton Journal. p. D5.
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David Murray
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
or co-leader
- Low Class Conspiracy (1976)
- Flowers for Albert (1976)
- Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club (1977)
- Let the Music Take You (1978)
- Last of the Hipman (1978)
- Interboogieology (1978)
- 3D Family (1978)
- Sweet Lovely (1979)
- Solo Live (1980)
- Ming (1980)
- Home (1981)
- Murray's Steps (1982)
- Morning Song (1983)
- Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 (1984)
- Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 (1984)
- Children (1984)
- Sketches of Tokyo (with John Hicks, 1985)
- New Life (1985)
- I Want to Talk About You (1986)
- Recording N.Y.C. 1986 (1986)
- In Our Style (with Jack DeJohnette, 1986)
- The Hill (1986)
- Hope Scope (1987)
- The Healers (with Randy Weston, 1987)
- Lovers (1988)
- Deep River (1988)
- Ballads (1988)
- Spirituals (1988)
- Tenors (1988)
- Ming's Samba (1988)
- Lucky Four (1988)
- Daybreak (with Dave Burrell, 1989)
- Special Quartet (1990)
- Remembrances (1990)
- Shakill's Warrior (1991)
- David Murray Big Band (1991)
- David Murray/James Newton Quintet (1991)
- Black & Black (1991)
- In Concert (with Dave Burrell, 1991)
- Fast Life (1991)
- Ballads for Bass Clarinet (1991)
- Death of a Sideman (1991)
- Real Deal (1991)
- A Sanctuary Within (1991)
- South of the Border (1992)
- Picasso (1992)
- MX (1992)
- Body and Soul (1993)
- Brother to Brother (with Dave Burrell, 1993)
- Jazzosaurus Rex (1993)
- Saxmen (1993)
- For Aunt Louise (1993)
- Love and Sorrow (1993)
- Shakill's II (1993)
- Windward Passages (Black Saint) (with Dave Burrell, 1993)
- David Murray Quintet (1994)
- The Tip (1994)
- Jug-A-Lug (1994)
- Flowers Around Cleveland (1995)
- Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead (1996)
- Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen (1996)
- Fo Deuk Revue (1996)
- Creole (1997)
- Speaking in Tongues (1997)
- Seasons (1998)
- Octet Plays Trane (1999)
- Like a Kiss that Never Ends (2000)
- Yonn-Dé (2001)
- Silence (with Mal Waldron, 2001)
- Now Is Another Time (2001–2)
- Waltz Again (2002)
- Gwotet (2003)
- Sacred Ground (2006)
- Plays Nat King Cole en Español (2010)
- Be My Monster Love (2012)
Music Revelation Ensemble
- Are You Glad to Be in America? (1980)
- Free Lancing (1981)
- Music Revelation Ensemble (1988)
- Elec. Jazz (MRE, 1990)
- After Dark (MRE, 1991)
World Saxophone Quartet
- Point of No Return (1977)
- Steppin' (1978)
- Live in Zurich (1981)
- W.S.Q. (1981)
- Revue (1982)
- Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music (1985)
- Plays Duke Ellington (1986)
- Dances and Ballads (1987)
- Rhythm and Blues (1988)
- Metamorphosis (1990)
- Breath of Life (1992)
- Moving Right Along (1993)
- Four Now (1995)
- Takin' It 2 the Next Level (1996)
- Selim Sivad: A Tribute to Miles Davis (1998)
- Requiem for Julius (1999)
- 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter (2000)
- Experience (2003)
- Political Blues (2006)
- Cold Sweat Plays J. B. (Craig Harris, 1988)
- Special Edition (Jack DeJohnette, 1979)
- Album Album (Jack DeJohnette, 1984)
- Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge (James Carter, 2001)
- The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra, 1991)
- Love Outside of Dreams (Kahil El'Zabar, 1997)
- One World Family (Kahil El'Zabar, 2000)
- We Is (Kahil El'Zabar, 2000)
- Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane (McCoy Tyner, 1984)
- 44th Street Suite (McCoy Tyner, 1991)
- Kansas City (1996)