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eMusic announced that 26 rare and out-of-print recordings by tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist David Murray are now available digitally and exclusively on eMusic for three months.
Murray began his recording career more than 30 years ago, releasing more than 100 albums. Murray’s family recently secured the digital distribution rights to his master recordings on DIW, the Japanese jazz label Murray recorded from 1986–1996. The 26 releases span an 11-year period and have previously been unavailable, out of print or hard to find.
Each recording on eMusic will be accompanied by detailed notes from eMusic jazz columnist and DownBeat contributor Kevin Whitehead.
Murray titles now available as MP3 downloads on eMusic include:
1986: N.Y.C. 1986
1985: John Hicks/David Murray, Sketches Of Tokyo
1986: David Murray & Jack DeJohnette, In Our Style
1988: Deep River
1988: Ballads
1988: Lovers
1988: Spirituals
1990: Special Quartet
1990: David Murray Quintet, Remembrances
1991: Shakill’s Warrior
1991: David Murray Big Band, David Murray Big Band
1991: David Murray Quartet +1, Fast Life
1991: David Murray Quartet, Death Of A Sideman
1991: David Murray & Milford Graves, Real Deal
1992: David Murray Octet, Picasso
1991: Ballads For Bass Clarinet
1993: David Murray Quartet, Tenors
1994: David Murray Quartet, Shakill’s II
1994: The Tip
1994: Jug-A-Lug
1992: David Murray Big Band, South Of The Border
1993: David Murray Quartet, For Aunt Louise
1991: David Murray/James Newton Quintet, David Murray/James Newton Quintet
1994: David Murray Quintet, with Ray Anderson and Anthony Davis
1996: Love And Sorrow
1996: Long Goodbye: A Tribute To Don Pullen
More info: emusic.com
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