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# Complete Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note Vol.2

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Tenor player David Murray is featured in a second set of albums originally released on Black Saint and Soul Note. Murray's diverse style shows the influence of free jazz musicians such as Albert Ayler and Archie Shepp. In addition to being a major force in recorded jazz for almost 40 years, Murray is now contributing to the rise of promising young talents such as Lafayette Gilchrist. David Murray - The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note Vol.2 features seven albums in slipcases with original album artwork, housed in a sturdy box. The set includes the albums Sweet Lovely, Morning Song, I Want To Talk About You, The Hill, A Sanctuary Within, Body And Soul and Windward Passages.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS, BAR NONE
  

*by D***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019*

Sweet Lovely (1979):  DM, ten sx; Fred Hopkins, b; Steve McCall, dr.Morning Song (1983): DM; John Hicks, p; Reggie Workman, b; Ed Blackwell, dr.I Want to Talk About You (1986): DM; John Hicks, p; Ray Drummond, b; Ralph Peterson, Jr., dr.The Hill (1986): DM; Richard Davis, b; Joe Chambers, dr.A Sanctuary Within (1991): DM; Sunny Murray, dr; Kahlil El Zabar, perc, voc.Body and Soul (1993): DM; Sonelius Smith, p; Wilbur Morris, b; Rashied Ali, dr.Windward Passages (1993): DM; Dave Burrell, p, voc; Monika Larsson, voc.Murray is, bar none, the best tenor sax player alive today. I say this with all due respect for such figures as Joe Lovano and Mark Turner, Peter Brotzmann, Evan Parker, Ken Vandermark. They are formidable players and in the case of Brotzmann and Parker innovators, but Murray passes them on all counts.A player of immense talent and expansive imagination, Murray embodies an extraordinarily swath of jazz history in his bold and cutting sax work. He can play tender with the best of them (think Ben Webster), honk and squeal like a Texas tenor (Ammons, Jacquet), and when he takes off into the nether reaches, play Albert Ayler as well (though slightly differently) as Ayler did himself. He plays with a variety of tones, but always capaciously. His ballad sound is powerful but caressing. His honker sound as on Butch Morris original on I Want to Talk About You, is unrestrained and strong, strong, strong. (You want to dance with him when he plays in this mode.) His characteristic attack in the early albums in this set (1979, 1983) in Ayleresque –resorting to high notes, pinched and powerful, edging toward squealing, though he never engages in the outright speaking in tongues Ayler employed in his more ecstatic moments.  Even here, there is a difference though. Murray’s work is rooted in the bop tradition. He’s learned from everyone who came before him, from Hawkins and Webster through Trane and Ayler (most of all from Paul Gonsalves), but beneath the overt modernism of his work lies a phenomenally good late bop player, who merges jazz’s past with a forward pointing present.It’s hopeless to try to single out good moments in a sea of good playing like these albums offer us. You might start by listening to Murray Ed Blackwell in duet on “Duet,” in 1983’s Morning Song. Or listen to almost any cut on The Hill (1986) thing with bassist Richard Davis, who does some superb arco work.  Fred Hopkins and Steve McCall are Murray’s partners on Sweet Lovely (1979) and Dave Burrell, who plays everything from Kurt Weill or Irving Berlin-like 20s-ish show tune music to free jazz is on Windward Passages (1997). “Mountain Song”, on 1992’s A Sanctuary Within, builds around a repeated figure on African thumb piano played by Kahlil El Zabar. On the following cut, “Return of the Lost Tribe,” Zabar’s hand drums lay the foundation for a duet with Murray, free drummer Sonny Murray playing around the edges with splashes of cymbal.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    AS GOOD AS MURRAY'S FIRST BOX SET IN THIS SERIES
  

*by S***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2013*

Murray's first box set in this series was one of Black Saint/Soul Note's better reissues.  And this second volume is it's equal, and in some instances possibly better.  The seven albums here span the years 1979 to 1993, and show Murray in different playing styles, but always close to the top of his skills.  If you've read this far you're probably familiar with Murray's music, so I'll be brief in my album notes."Sweet Lovely", (1979) is an early trio set, with Fred Hopkins-bass, and Steve McCall-drums (both from the great trio Air with Henry Threadgill), and it's a pretty fine set of jazz.  "Coney Island", "The Hill", and "Hope/Scope" are all very fine, each with their own sound and mood, but it's difficult to pick high points.  These tunes, all played with some intensity, benefit from Hopkins' deep bass sound, and the ever inventive McCall's drum patterns.  This album needs to be listened to at one sitting, and then digested--there's a lot going on.  All the tunes are by Murray."Morning Star", (1983) is a quartet including Murray, the fine John Hicks on piano, and a dream rhythm section of Reggie Workman-bass, and Ed Blackwell-drums.  Another fine album. Listen to "Body And Soul" or "Jitterbug Waltz" (among others) and you'll wish this band had recorded more music together.  Hicks (a personal favorite) is a fine player alongside Murray.  And listen to Blackwell's time keeping--yes.  Another fine album."I Want To Talk About You", (1986) is a live set with Murray, Hicks, Ray Drummond-bass, and Ralph Peterson, Jr.-drums.  Here Murray blends both earlier playing styles with later styles--the result--some pretty hot playing.  One listen to "Heart To Heart" and the title track will clue you in about this very good live set."The Hill", (1986) is yet another fine set, this time featuring Murray in a trio setting with Richard Davis-bass, and Joe Chambers-drums.  Murray is also heard here playing his bass clarinet to good effect.  Compositions like the title track, and "Take The Coltrane" show how good this trio was--intelligent playing and arranging to maximum effect.  Murray almost always seemed to know instinctively who to choose for his trios for some good sounding jazz.  This is one of the better albums in this volume--but it's a close call."A Sanctuary Within", (1991)  sounds like it came from Murray's earlier "outside" period.  This is a trio with the great Sunny Murray-drums (hear his work on the ESP label from the 60's and with Albert Ayler), and Kahil El' Zabar-percussion and vocals.  While there's some good playing from Murray and drummer Murray, with Zabar occasionally adding something of interest, he doesn't seem to really fit in with the other two players--not quite in step with what they're doing.  A lesser album but still containing good music in spots."Body And Soul", (1993) finds Murray once again playing closer to the top of his skills.  A quartet of Murray, Sonelius Smith-piano, Wilber Morris-bass, and the fine drummer Rashied Ali.  There's a vocalist here also, Taana Running.  Even though some of these musicians are relatively unknown (at least to me), this is a good band, with Murray looking slightly backwards (again) to earlier jazz styles.  Listen to "Body And Soul" for an example of his thinking--just don't expect a Ben Webster-like sound at this late date.  But overall the band is a good one and gets down to playing some good jazz."Windward Passages", (1993) is another trio with Murray (once again playing his bass clarinet), the fine pianist Dave Burrell (also on vocals), and Monika Larsson-voice.  Don't let the players (especially Burrell)  deceive you.  This is pretty close to a duet set at times between Murray and Burrell.  You'll hear a number of different influences here (especially from Burrell) that gives the music a different feel.  Larsson (at least to my ears) is fairly expendable here.  I can't help but wonder how this set would've sounded as a true duet.  The two takes of Coltrane's "Naima", "The Cave", and "It Hurts So Much To See" have some good interplay with little in the way of fluff.  You may feel differently.  But Murray and Burrell are the obvious stars here.The packaging is similar to all the others in this series.  A substantial lidded box, with each disc inside a reproduction of the original vinyl album cover.  But be warned--some of the notes on the backside are so small as to be unreadable.  But all in all the packaging is pretty good.  But I still wish a booklet that gives some overall context to the music would be helpful.  But the music is what's important--and on that point this set delivers.For fans of either/and Murray/post-bop/post-modern jazz, this is another good collection of music.  Hopefully you've heard Murray's first collection in this series, featuring his octet groups.  He can also be heard to great effect on another box set in this series as a member of the World Saxophone Quartet.  Much of that band's great music is included in that set.  Murray, as a college student, "...decided to align myself with the avant-garde...That was also the point when I really began hearing things in a new way."  But Murray was also influenced by older tenor players like Ben Webster that leavened some of his outside playing style.His tenor sax playing has that sharp, precise sound, and when combined with a slightly rougher sound he sometimes used, gave his tone a depth and accuracy other players didn't have.  And when you add in his composing and arranging skills, Murray can combine avant-garde playing with earlier styles into music that's both intelligent and has the ability to swing.  His music has an impact that stays with you.  Another reason to check out this (and his octet recordings) set.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The former has the awesome trio of Murray with older master musicians Richard Davis ...
  

*by S***S on Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2015*

Solid Gold!This set is a cracker, the highlights being "The Hill", and "Morning Song" records. The former has the awesome trio of Murray with older master musicians Richard Davis (double bass) and the brilliant Joe Chambers on drums. The latter is a killer with Ed Blackwell on drums, with a fantastic version of "Jitterbug Waltz". In fact all of the set has a bewildering lineup of great musicians: Ralph Peterson, Reggie Workman, John Hicks, Sunny Murray, Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell. A must have for fans of great tenor sax, and for the wonderful bands on each record. Black Saint!

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