Prolific artist David Murray has frequently led octets consisting of many distinguished musicians.
This one intrigued me particularly because of the inclusion of Jimmy Lyons. I wasn't aware that he'd ever played with Murray, and found it interesting to hear Lyons in company with different musicians than those on his more well-known recordings.
This is a very polished performance. You'd think the guys performed together permanently. It must be tribute to Murray to bring such a band together and function so well. There's a particularly fine version of Murray's classic "Last of the Hipmen".
Details:
July 1984
Joe Papp's Public Theatre, New York
Olu Dara [Charles Jones III] (tpt, cornet)
Lawrence "Butch" Morris (cornet)
Dick Griffith (tb)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
David Murray (ts, bcl)
Anthony Davis (p)
Wilbur Morris (b)
Steve McCall (d)
1 Introduction 0:23
2 Ming (D. Murray) 4:32
3 Last of the Hipmen (D. Murray) 19:52
4 Home (D. Murray) 5:30
5 Dewey's Circle (D. Murray) 10:19
6 Choctaw Blues (D. Murray) 8:15
Broadcast in late 1984 on American Public Radio.
Thanks to plosin for seeding this on dime.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/122371522/Murray_MP3.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/122407853/Murray_FLAC.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/122622845/Murray_FLAC.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/122637429/Murray_FLAC.part3.rar
wow this looks incredible..thanks B to both you and plosin.
ReplyDeletethankyou, always a pleasure to hear jimmy Lyons(and of course Murray, but he is prolific) and some great tunes, from what might have been his best period.
ReplyDeleteAfter listening through once, this certainly is an enjoyable concert; and very well recorded. I can't think of another recording with Murray and Lyons either, but somehow I feel there should be one. They were certainly in the same circle from the time Murray arrived in New York. They both have tracks on Wildflowers, for instance. And of course Lyons recorded with other WSQ players.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I love this period of Murray Octets and Big Bands. It's great that the performances should have been in the Public Theater, because Murray started his large ensemble projects organised by Kunle Mwanga there.
Thanks for sharing. If anyone else has live recordings of Murray I'd love to hear them.
Bravo, Boromir. There is never, ever enough Jimmy Lyons.
ReplyDeleteIt is actually Dick Griffin on Trombone, not Griffith. Common mistake... same thing happened to this master on The Inflated Tear LP. Great Post thanks
ReplyDeleteMurray's octets from the '80's set a standard which cannot be equalled. A great lineup. Once again, a deep thanks.
ReplyDeleteGRACIAS!!!
ReplyDeleteThe flac link for part 2 does not work. The file is no longer there. Please repost a working part 2 for the flac files. Thanks for all your good work.
ReplyDeleteHi. I'm late getting to the party and someone's drank all the flacs but the mp3s taste great. Thank you.
ReplyDeletethis one sounds interesting but no longer available could u please reup?
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Yes, a repost would be greatly appreciated!
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ReplyDeleteMany thanks in advance!
was this ever reposted? if not, would that be possible?
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the re-up.
ReplyDeleteIn the introduction, Murray announces the personnel as follows:
Olu Dara [Charles Jones III] (cornet)
Baikida Carroll (trumpet)
Oliver Lake (alto sax)
Henry Mitchell (trombone)
Donald Smith (piano)
Wilbur Morris (b)
Steve McCall (d)
(and David Murray (tenor sax, bcl))
The timings of the tracks don't correspond with what's listed on the blog page.
And I haven't gotten further than the 2nd track, but I don't think that it's "Ming" that they're playing.
The above comment from Pierre D'Alai is right. It's not the proper recording. For those few truly in need of the actual recording (with Jimmy Lyons), here is a link for it:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.mediafire.com/file/lsz4gnr3ktcktic/David+Murray+Octet+-+Joe+Papp's+Public+Theatre,+NYC.zip/file
I took both recordings. Thank you Nick and Dominic.
ReplyDeleteAs per Pierre D'Ali and Dominic's comments above...
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know the true date/venue of the misidentified (with Oliver Lake) recording?
It's probably from 1984, also. The lineup is the very same as the one from Quebec's "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal", July 2nd.
ReplyDeleteThe recording is great, I really would like to know the real date/venue, to proper catalog it.
The only repeated track is Dewey's Circle, as far as I noticed.
If that's the case, the only recording I have from Montreal's Jazz Fest is only two tracks long plus a David Murray's interview at the beginning. That concert took place at Théâtre St-Denis. It's completely different to what Nick shared.
ReplyDeleteI only had a folder labelled Octet 84 and assumed I must have got it from IS. No idea now where I downloaded it, but would fit with the line up for the rest of the Montreal concert.
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