Brother to Brother (Dave Burrell and David Murray album) explained

Brother to Brother
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dave Burrell and David Murray
Cover:	DB-B2B.jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	1993
Genre:	Post bop, free jazz, avant-garde jazz
Label:	Gazell Records
Producer:	Samuel Charters
Chronology:	Dave Burrell
Prev Title:	Windward Passages (Black Saint)
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Recital
Next Year:	2001

Brother to Brother is a studio album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was recorded in 1993 and released later that year. The album once again features Burrell collaborator David Murray and a parallel release with Windward Passages (Black Saint). This album was released by Gazell Records. The album is considered "an excellent effort."^[1]

Track listing

1. "The Box" (Burrell) — 7:08
2. "Icarus" (Murray) — 8:52
3. "Dancing With Monika" (Burrell) — 6:48
4. "New Orleans Blues" (Morton) — 5:11
5. "Brother to Brother" (Larsson) — 7:28
6. "What It Means to a Woman" (Larsson) — 10:59

Personnel

• Dave Burrell — piano
• David Murray — clarinet (bass), saxophone (tenor)
• Samuel Charters — producer
• Nora Charters — photography
• Glenn Barratt — engineers
• Brian Trainor — technician

Reception

Reviewer Scott Yanow of Allmusic notes that this album is "mostly quite relaxed, surprisingly melodic in spots, and explorative but in subtle ways," almost another side of the coin to the simultaneous release "Windward Passages (Black Saint)".^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r219818|pure_url=yes}} Brother to Brother]. Scott Yanow. 2 February 2007.