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
Week Ending: Jul 29 Jul 22 Jul 15 Jun 24 Jun 3
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
2. Jul 26, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Naked Walk
5. Jun 22, 2018: Old fart at Play
Atomic Dog
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
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