Deep River (David Murray album)

Deep River is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label in 1988. It features seven quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr.

Deep River
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedJanuary 1988
GenreJazz
Length63:18
LabelDIW
ProducerKazunori Sugiyama
David Murray chronology
Ballads
(1988)
Deep River
(1988)
Spirituals
(1988)

Reception edit

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Essential? Perhaps not, but of a piece with his generally strong work from the late '80s and a perfectly enjoyable listen."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Jazz (Is Back)" (Morris) - 7:11
  2. "Home" - 10:03
  3. "M'Bizo" - 10:52
  4. "Theme 2A" - 11:14
  5. "Dakar Dance" - 5:30
  6. "Mr. P.C." (Coltrane) - 12:44
  7. "Deep River" (Traditional) - 5:54
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed August 8, 2011.