When one reads the personnel on this CD, the potential seems enormous: tenor saxophonist David Murray, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Fred Hopkins, and drummer Elvin Jones. Murray was a good choice for the tenor slot because, although influenced by John Coltrane's adventurous spirit, he has never sounded like Coltrane, coming closer to the Ben Webster/Paul Gonsalves tradition but with a style of his own. In addition to Trane's "Cousin Mary" and "In a Sentimental Mood" (which Coltrane had recorded with Duke Ellington, and Murray takes as a duet with Tyner), the music includes three of the tenor's originals (including "3-D Family") and a Butch Morris song. The fresh material really pushes Tyner, who mostly sticks to standards with his own trio, while Jones sounds as passionate as usual. A successful outing full of mutual inspiration, this CD is easily recommended.
Special Quartet
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Special Quartet Review
by Scott Yanow
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Murray feat: David Murray Special Quartet | 06:04 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 2 | David Murray feat: David Murray Special Quartet | 07:33 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 3 | David Murray feat: David Murray Special Quartet | 10:50 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 4 | David Murray feat: David Murray Special Quartet | 06:36 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 5 | David Murray feat: David Murray Special Quartet | 10:23 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 6 | David Murray feat: David Murray Special Quartet | 09:28 | SpotifyAmazon |
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