A Sanctuary Within
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A Sanctuary Within is the fifteenth album by David Murray
to be released on the Italian Black Saint
label. It was released in 1992 and features performances by Murray, Sunny Murray
, Kahil El'Zabar
and Tony Overwater.
David Murray (jazz musician)
David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
to be released on the Italian Black Saint
Black Saint/Soul Note
Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian jazz independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz.-History:...
label. It was released in 1992 and features performances by Murray, Sunny Murray
Sunny Murray
James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray is one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming.-Biography:...
, Kahil El'Zabar
Kahil El'Zabar
Kahil EL'Zabar is a jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer. He regularly records for Delmark Records. He joined the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in the early 1970s, and became its chairman in 1975...
and Tony Overwater.
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.Track listing
- "Short and Sweet" – 6:37
- "Mountain Song" (Overwater) – 6:21
- "Return of the Lost Tribe" (El'ZabarKahil El'ZabarKahil EL'Zabar is a jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer. He regularly records for Delmark Records. He joined the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in the early 1970s, and became its chairman in 1975...
) – 10:16 - "Waltz to Heaven" – 5:33
- "A Sanctuary Within, Pt. 1" [Duo] – 6:08
- "A Sanctuary Within, Pt. 2" [Quartet] – 9:00
- "Most of All" – 8:54
- "Song for New South Africa" – 7:13
- "Ballad for the Black Man" – 10:40
- All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milano, December 13 & 14, 1991
Personnel
- David MurrayDavid Murray (jazz musician)David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
— tenor saxophone, bass clarinet - Tony Overwater — bass
- Sunny MurraySunny MurrayJames Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray is one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming.-Biography:...
— drums - Kahil El'ZabarKahil El'ZabarKahil EL'Zabar is a jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer. He regularly records for Delmark Records. He joined the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in the early 1970s, and became its chairman in 1975...
— percussion, sanza, vocals