Sunny Murray

American jazz drummer (1936–2017)

Born: 21 October 1937
Idabel
Died: 7 December 2017
16th arrondissement of Paris
Country: United States
Record labels: Enja Records, DIW Records, ESP-Disk, BYG Records, Futura et Marge
Discography: 18 albums

Biography

Sunny Murray was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Sunny Murray was born on 21 October 1937 in Idabel and died on 7 December 2017 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Enja Records, DIW Records, ESP-Disk and BYG Records. The discography here lists 18 albums, from “Action” (1965) to “Intercommunal Dialogue 1&2” (2019).

James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray (September 21, 1936 – December 7, 2017) was an American musician, and was one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Action 1965

Sonny's Time Now 1965 · DIW Sunny Murray 1966 · ESP‐Disk’ Big Chief 1969 · Pathé Sunny Murray 1969 · Live · Shandar Sunshine 1969 · BYG Records An Even Break (Never Give A Sucker) 1970 · BYG Records Hommage to Africa 1970 · BYG Records 13# Steps on Glass 1995 · enja

Illuminators 1996 · Live

Homework 1997 · Super Secret Sound

We Are Not At The Opera 1998

Perles Noires Vol. II 2005 · Eremite Records

Sunny Murray 2007

The Gearbox Explodes! 2007

Ode to Albert Ayler 2009

Boom Boom Cat 2010 · Live

Intercommunal Dialogue 1&2 2019 · Live

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Albums where Sunny Murray is credited as a sideman

1963	Live at the Cafe Montmartre — Cecil Taylor	drums (drum set)
1964	Witches & Devils — Albert Ayler	drums (drum set)
1964	Bill Dixon 7-Tette — Bill Dixon 7-Tette, Archie Shepp And New York Contemporary Five	drums (drum set)
1965	Spirits Rejoice — Albert Ayler	drums (drum set)
1965	Bells — Albert Ayler	drums (drum set)
1966	New York Eye and Ear Control — Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, Gary Peacock, Sonny Murray	drums (drum set)
1969	Yasmina, a Black Woman — Archie Shepp	percussion, drums (drum set)
1969	Echo — Dave Burrell	drums (drum set)
1970	Pitchin Can — Archie Shepp	drums (drum set)
1970	Black Gipsy — Archie Shepp	drums (drum set)
1971	Swing Low Sweet Spiritual — Albert Ayler	drums (drum set)
1971	Live at the Panafrican Festival — Archie Shepp	drums (drum set)
1972	Innovations — Cecil Taylor	drums (drum set)
1975	Prophecy — Albert Ayler	percussion, drums (drum set)
1976	High Won - High Two — Dave Burrell	drums (drum set)
1980	The Hilversum Session — Albert Ayler	drums (drum set)
1981	It Is in the Brewing Luminous — Cecil Taylor	drums (drum set)
1983	Outline No. 12 — Billy Bang	percussion
1986	Recording NYC. 1986 — David Murray	drums (drum set)
1990	Air — Cecil Taylor	drums (drum set)
1996	Albert Smiles With Sunny — Albert Ayler	drums (drum set), percussion
1997	Bells / Prophecy — Albert Ayler	percussion, drums (drum set)
1998	Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings — Albert Ayler	drums (drum set)
1999	St. Louis Blues — Archie Shepp	drums (drum set)
2003	Yasmina, a Black Woman / Poem for Malcolm — Archie Shepp	percussion, drums (drum set)
2016	European Radio Studio Recordings 1964 — Albert Ayler Quartet	drums (drum set)
2018	Corona — Cecil Taylor	drums (drum set)