David Murray

Featuring: Lawrence 'Butch' Morris, Johnny Dyani

condition (record/cover): NM / NM

Obi included.

David Murray in the era when Japanese and French labels competed to document his every move - and given that he was possibly the most recorded jazz musician of his generation, keeping up took real commitment from everyone involved. This DIW / Marge release catches the tenor giant in full flight: the gospel roots and the free jazz wingspan, the Ben Webster breath and the post-Ayler flight plan, all fused in one enormous sound that made every rhythm section he hired play over its head or get left behind. The title is practically the Murray method stated plainly - the music takes you, the momentum non-negotiable, the tradition and the future riding the same phrase.

The DIW years produced some of his most treasured records, pressed with the care Japan reserves for its adopted masters, and this catalog number sits comfortably in that company. Prime Murray, which means prime modern tenor playing, period - accept no narrower description.