Ming's Samba is an album by David Murray released on the Portrait label in 1988. It features five quartet performances by Murray with John Hicks, Ray Drummond and Ed Blackwell.

Ming's Samba
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedJuly 20, 1988
GenreJazz
Length33:25
LabelPortrait
ProducerBob Thiele
David Murray chronology
Spirituals
(1988)
Ming's Samba
(1988)
Lovers
(1988)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although David Murray had already recorded a countless number of sessions as a leader by the late 1980s, Ming's Samba was his first on a large American label... A recommended release although this set will probably be difficult to find.".[1]

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Allmusic     [1]

Track listing

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All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
  1. "Ming's Samba" – 10:54
  2. "Rememberin' Fats (for Fats Waller)" – 8:44
  3. "Nowhere Everafter" (Butch Morris) – 2:52
  4. "Spooning" (Morris) – 7:31
  5. "Walter's Waltz" – 9:24

Personnel

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Reception

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 16, 2011