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David Murray
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Saxophonists · b. 1955

David Murray

American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet)

Born
19 February 1955
Oakland
Country
United States
Active
1970–
Record labels
Enja Records, DIW Records, Motéma Music, Black Saint, Delmark Records
Discography
61 albums

Biography

David Murray is a jazz musician who plays saxophone, clarinet and tenor saxophone. David Murray was born on 19 February 1955 in Oakland. The music is usually filed under jazz, world music and modern jazz. Record labels: Enja Records, DIW Records, Motéma Music and Black Saint. The discography here lists 61 albums, from “Flowers for Albert” (1976) to “Sun/Moon” (2023). Honours include Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album (1988), honorary doctorate (2012) and Guggenheim Fellowship.

David Keith Murray (born February 19, 1955) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer who performs mostly on tenor and bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s. He lives in New York City.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Flowers for Albert 1976 · Live · India Navigation Low Class Conspiracy 1976 · Adelphi Records Conceptual Saxophone 1978 · Live · Cadillac Records Interboogieology 1978 · Black Saint Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, Volume 1 1978 · Live · India Navigation Organic Saxophone 1978 · Live · Palm Sur-Real Saxophone 1978 · Live · Horo Records
Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, Volume 2 1979 · Live · India Navigation
The London Concert 1979 · Live · Cadillac Records 3D Family 1980 · Live · HatHut Records Solo Live, Vol. 1 1980 · Live · CECMA Records Solo, Vol.II 1980 · Live · CECMA Records Children 1985 · Black Saint In Our Style 1986 · DIW Recording NYC. 1986 1986 · DIW The Healers 1987 · Black Saint Lovers 1988 · DIW Deep River 1989 · DIW
Golden Sea 1989
Lucky Four 1989 · Tutu Records Ming’s Samba 1989 · Portrait Ballads 1990 · DIW Spirituals 1990 · DIW
Live at the Peace Church 1991 · Live
Remembrances 1991 · DIW Shakill’s Warrior 1991 · DIW Special Quartet 1991 · DIW
Mental Strain at Dawn: A Modern Portrait of Louis Armstrong 1992 · Live
Real Deal 1992 · DIW The Jazzpar Prize 1992 · enja Ballads for Bass Clarinet 1993 · DIW
Jazzbaltica ’92 Live at the Kiel Opera 1993 · Live
Jazzosaurus Rex 1993 · Red Baron Saxmen 1994 · Red Baron The Tip 1994 · DIW Flowers Around Cleveland 1995 · Bleu Regard Jug‐A‐Lug 1995 · DIW David Murray / James Newton Quintet 1996 · DIW Fo deuk Revue 1997 · Justin Time Records Windward Passages 1997 · Black Saint Creole 1998 · Justin Time Records
Pagan Masses 1999
Speaking in Tongues 1999 · Justin Time Records
One World Family 2000
Karmen 2001 · Mélodie
River of Life 2002
Valencia 2002 · Live
Yonn-Dé 2002 · Justin Time Records
Circles Live in Cracow 2003 · Live
David Murray, Gipsy Cimbalom Band, Balogh Kálmán Featuring Kovács Ferenc 2004 · Fonó Budai Zeneház Gwotet 2004 · Justin Time Records
We Is >> Live at the Bop Shop 2004 · Live
Silence 2008 · Justin Time Records The Devil Tried to Kill Me 2009 · Justin Time Records Rendezvous Suite 2011 · jazzwerkstatt Blues for Memo 2016 · Doublemoon Records
Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove 2020
Plumb 2023 · JMI Recordings Sun/Moon 2023 · JMI Recordings
2017-04-20, Toronto, Remix · Live
2019-06-21, Toronto, Remix · Live

Also plays on

Albums where David Murray is credited as a sideman

1980 Special Edition — Jack DeJohnette bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
1980 Are You Glad to Be in America? — James Blood Ulmer tenor saxophone
1981 Free Lancing — James Blood Ulmer tenor saxophone
1983 Outline No. 12 — Billy Bang bass clarinet
1984 Renaissance Man — Jamaaladeen Tacuma tenor saxophone
1991 44th Street Suite — McCoy Tyner tenor saxophone
1996 Illadelph Halflife — The Roots saxophone
2006 American Jazz Concertos — Aaron Copland, Oliver Lake, George Gershwin; ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Timothy Russell, D.D. Jackson, Robert Spring, World Saxophone Quartet saxophone

Analysed solos by David Murray

  • Blues for Twotenor saxophone · 60 BPM · Bb-maj · 1990-05-19
  • Blues for Twotenor saxophone · 61 BPM · Bb-maj · 1990-05-19
  • Chelsea Bridgetenor saxophone · 53 BPM · Db-maj · 1990-05-19
  • Ask Me Nowtenor saxophone · 131 BPM · Db-maj · 1991-04-23
  • Body and Soultenor saxophone · 66 BPM · Db-maj · 25, 26 & 30.09 1983
  • Body and Soultenor saxophone · 65 BPM · Db-maj · 25, 26 & 30.09 1983

Member of

World Saxophone Quartet 1977– · American musical group; jazz quartet

Awards

Books about David Murray

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does David Murray play?

David Murray is known for playing saxophone, clarinet and tenor saxophone.

When and where was David Murray born?

David Murray was born 19 February 1955 in Oakland.

What are David Murray's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Flowers for Albert (1976), Low Class Conspiracy (1976), Conceptual Saxophone (1978), Interboogieology (1978) and Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, Volume 1 (1978).

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