Mcmurray, Dave / Music Is Life
| Album: | Music Is Life | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mcmurray, Dave | Added: | May 2018 | |
| Label: | Blue Note Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-05-30 | Pull Date: | 2018-08-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 29 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jun 24 | Jun 3 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 11, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Naked Walk |
4. | Jul 09, 2018: | Old fart at Play
Bop City D |
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| 2. | Jul 26, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Naked Walk |
5. | Jun 22, 2018: | Old fart at Play
Atomic Dog |
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| 3. | Jul 20, 2018: | Traditions
Atomic Dog, Freedom Ain't Free |
6. | Jun 01, 2018: | Old Fart at Play
Atomic Dog |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-05-26
Reviewed 2018-05-26
Reviewed: 2018-05-26
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: McMurray not only plays soprano and tenor saxophones but also keyboards, percussion, bass clarinet, & electronic programming, With minimum keyboard and string accompaniments on a few tunes, the music boasts an open, rugged sensibility that optimizes the leader’s burly tone and swaggering lyricism. creating a cohesive program of groove-based modern jazz that bristles with unalloyed soul.
If You Like: Yusef Lateef, James Carter, Kenny Garrett, Kamasi Washington
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Naked Walk (4:24) – sax starts, loud, brash, & strutting> midtempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Music Is Life (Live It) (4:56) – drums start> midtempo jam over a funk groove> sax solo> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
3/ Seven Nation Army (4:20) – sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo swings into uptempo jam then mellows again> crescendo end
*4/ After The Storm (5:16) – sax starts smooth then swings into choppy solo> midtempo jam> false stop> midtempo jam> sax solo swings out> midtempo jam> quick fade
**5/ Freedom Ain’t Free (4:11) – drums/percussion/bass starts> uptempo swinging jam with a middle eastern vibe> sax solo swings wild> uptempo jam> percussion solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
6/ Time #5 (4:52) – sax starts hesitatingly> midtempo jam> sax solo> false stop> midtempo jam> quick stop
*7/ Atomic Dog (3:59) – sax starts> strutting funky midtempo jam> quick stop
*8/ Paris Rain (6:42) – drums start> slow jam builds to midtempo> soaring sax solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
9/ Que Je T’aime (3:35) – sax starts> slow jam swings to midtempo> sax solo> midtempo jam>
*10/ Bop City D (4:10) – drums start> midtempo jam> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*11/ Turo’s Dream (4:55) – drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> false stop> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*12/ Detroit Dream/ Detroit 3 (4:44) – drums/sax start> wild uptempo jam> false stop> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: McMurray not only plays soprano and tenor saxophones but also keyboards, percussion, bass clarinet, & electronic programming, With minimum keyboard and string accompaniments on a few tunes, the music boasts an open, rugged sensibility that optimizes the leader’s burly tone and swaggering lyricism. creating a cohesive program of groove-based modern jazz that bristles with unalloyed soul.
If You Like: Yusef Lateef, James Carter, Kenny Garrett, Kamasi Washington
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Naked Walk (4:24) – sax starts, loud, brash, & strutting> midtempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Music Is Life (Live It) (4:56) – drums start> midtempo jam over a funk groove> sax solo> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
3/ Seven Nation Army (4:20) – sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo swings into uptempo jam then mellows again> crescendo end
*4/ After The Storm (5:16) – sax starts smooth then swings into choppy solo> midtempo jam> false stop> midtempo jam> sax solo swings out> midtempo jam> quick fade
**5/ Freedom Ain’t Free (4:11) – drums/percussion/bass starts> uptempo swinging jam with a middle eastern vibe> sax solo swings wild> uptempo jam> percussion solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
6/ Time #5 (4:52) – sax starts hesitatingly> midtempo jam> sax solo> false stop> midtempo jam> quick stop
*7/ Atomic Dog (3:59) – sax starts> strutting funky midtempo jam> quick stop
*8/ Paris Rain (6:42) – drums start> slow jam builds to midtempo> soaring sax solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
9/ Que Je T’aime (3:35) – sax starts> slow jam swings to midtempo> sax solo> midtempo jam>
*10/ Bop City D (4:10) – drums start> midtempo jam> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*11/ Turo’s Dream (4:55) – drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> false stop> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*12/ Detroit Dream/ Detroit 3 (4:44) – drums/sax start> wild uptempo jam> false stop> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Track Listing
| 1. | Naked Walk | 7. | Atomic Dog | |||
| 2. | Music Is Life (Live It) | 8. | Paris Rain | |||
| 3. | Seven Nation Army | 9. | Que Je T'aime | |||
| 4. | After The Storm | 10. | Bop City D | |||
| 5. | Freedom Ain't Free | 11. | Turo's Dream | |||
| 6. | Time #5 | 12. | Detroit Theme/Detroit 3 |