Let the Music Take You
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Let the Music Take You is a live album by David Murray
. It was originally released on the French Marge label in 1978 and re-released in 1993 on CD. It features a live performance by Murray, Lawrence "Butch Morris
, Johnny Dyani
and George Brown recorded in concert in Rouen
, France, on January 30, 1978. The album Last of the Hipmen
(1978) was recorded at the same concert.
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:...
. It was originally released on the French Marge label in 1978 and re-released in 1993 on CD. It features a live performance by Murray, Lawrence "Butch Morris
Butch Morris
Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris is an American jazz cornetist, composer and conductor.-Biography:Before his musical career, Morris served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
, Johnny Dyani
Johnny Dyani
Johnny Mbizo Dyani was a South African jazz double bassist and pianist, who played with such musicians as Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, David Murray and Leo Smith....
and George Brown recorded in concert in Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, France, on January 30, 1978. The album Last of the Hipmen
Last of the Hipmen
Last of the Hipmen is a live album by David Murray released on the Italian Red label. It was recorded in 1978 and features performances by Murray, Butch Morris, Johnny Dyani and George Brown...
(1978) was recorded at the same concert.
Track listing
- "The Fast Life" - 12:22
- "Monikole" (MorrisButch MorrisLawrence D. "Butch" Morris is an American jazz cornetist, composer and conductor.-Biography:Before his musical career, Morris served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
) - 10:56 - "Let The Music Take You" - 9:26
- "The Hill" - 12:12
- All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
- Recorded live in Rouen, France, January 30, 1978
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 saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble... - Lawrence "Butch MorrisButch MorrisLawrence D. "Butch" Morris is an American jazz cornetist, composer and conductor.-Biography:Before his musical career, Morris served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
: cornetCornetThe cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was... - Johnny DyaniJohnny DyaniJohnny Mbizo Dyani was a South African jazz double bassist and pianist, who played with such musicians as Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, David Murray and Leo Smith....
: bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - George Brown: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....