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Children (David Murray album)

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Released
  
1984

Children (1984)
  
New Life (1985)

Release date
  
1984

Label
  
Black Saint

Length
  
42:09

Artist
  
David Murray

Producer
  
David Murray

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
October 27 & November 15, 1984

Similar
  
David Murray albums, Jazz albums

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Children is the eighth album by David Murray to be released on the Italian Black Saint label. It was released in 1984 and features performances by Murray, James "Blood" Ulmer, Don Pullen, Lonnie Plaxico and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.

Contents

The album was identified by Chris Kelsey in his Allmusic essay "Free Jazz: A Subjective History" as one of the 20 Essential Free Jazz Albums.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The somewhat noisy performances are pretty spontaneous and, thanks to Pullen's rhythmic style, a little more accessible than one might expect, despite being quite adventurous.".

Track listing

  1. "David's Tune" – 11:43
  2. "Death" – 7:15
  3. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 14:54
  4. "Tension" – 8:17
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
  • Recorded at Vanguard Studios, NYC, October 27 and November 15, 1984
  • Personnel

  • David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • James Blood Ulmer – guitar
  • Don Pullen – piano
  • Lonnie Plaxico – bass
  • Marvin "Smitty" Smith – percussion
  • Songs

    1David - Mingus11:43
    2Death7:15
    3All the Things You Are14:54

    References

    Children (David Murray album) Wikipedia