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The Hill (album)

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Released
  
1987

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Black Saint

Recorded
  
November 29, 1986

Length
  
48:39

The Hill (1987)
  
The Healers (1987)

The Hill is the twelfth album by David Murray to be released on the Italian Black Saint label. It was released in 1987 and features performances by Murray, Richard Davis and Joe Chambers.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars stating "The Hill offers an accurate snapshot of Murray in the mid-'80s, straddling the mainstream and avant-garde and proving himself quite adept in either.".

Track listing

  1. "Santa Barbara and Crenshaw Follies" - 8:25
  2. "The Hill" - 9:00
  3. "Fling" (Butch Morris) - 7:09
  4. "Take the Coltrane" (Duke Ellington) - 7:42
  5. "Herbie Miller" - 5:52
  6. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) - 10:31
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
  • Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, November 29, 1986

    • Personnel

  • David Murray - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Joe Chambers - drums, vibes

    • References

    The Hill (album) Wikipedia
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