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Tenors (album)

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Released
  
1988

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
DIW

Recorded
  
January 1988

Length
  
48:38

Producer
  
Kazunori Sugiyama

Tenors is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1988 and features six quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr.. As the title indicates, the album features songs written by or associated with tenor saxophonists.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 3 stars stating "As with most of Murray's recordings for DIW, Tenors is worth picking up despite the inflated import price tag.".

Track listing

  1. "Equinox" (John Coltrane) - 6:17
  2. "Ghosts" (Albert Ayler) - 6:40
  3. "Over Time" (Burrell) - 10:28
  4. "Perfection" (Ornette Coleman) - 5:40
  5. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) - 9:05
  6. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 9:33

Personnel

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

    • References

    Tenors (album) Wikipedia
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