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Spirituals (album)

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Released
  
1988

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
DIW

Recorded
  
January, 1988

Length
  
48:16

Producer
  
Kazunori Sugiyama

Spirituals is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1988 and features seven quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr..

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "David Murray mostly sticks to spirituals on this Japanese import, a quartet outing with pianist Dave Burrell, bassist Fred Hopkins and drummer Ralph Peterson, but that does not mean that all of the improvising is mellow and melodic. There are some peaceful moments on tunes such as "Amazing Grace" and a spirited "Down by the Riverside," but Murray's playing is so violent on "Abel's Blissed Out Blues" as to be almost satirical. A mixed success from the masterful tenor.".

Track listing

  1. "Amazing Grace" (Newton) - 5:43
  2. "Dave Blue" (Burrell) 7:50
  3. "Blues for My Sisters (For Barbara and Michelle)" - 8:15
  4. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen/Down by the Riverside" (Traditional) - 4:24
  5. "Sunlit on a Dark Afternoon" - 6:30
  6. "Crucifixion" (Traditional) - 5:23
  7. "Abel's Blissed Out Blues" (Burrell) - 10:27
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

Personnel

  • David Murray – tenor saxophone
  • Dave Burrell – piano
  • Fred Hopkins – bass
  • Ralph Peterson Jr. – drums

    • References

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