Tenors (album)

Tenors
Studio album by
David Murray
Released1988
RecordedJanuary 1988
GenreJazz
Length48:38
LabelDIW
ProducerKazunori Sugiyama
David Murray chronology
Lovers
(1988) 		Tenors
(1988) 		Lucky Four
(1988)

Tenors is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label in 1988. It 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.

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."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]
Tom HullA-[3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Campbell, A. AllMusic Review accessed August 8, 2011
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1061. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom. "David Murray". Tom Hull - on the Web. Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via tomhull.com.