| Jazzosaurus Rex | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | David Murray |
| Cover: | Jazzosaurus Rex.jpg |
| Released: | 1993 |
| Recorded: | August 18, 1993 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 50:28 |
| Label: | Red Baron |
| Producer: | Bob Thiele |
| Prev Title: | Acoustic Octfunk |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Saxmen |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
Jazzosaurus Rex is an album by the American musician David Murray.[1] [2] It was released on the Red Baron label in 1993.[3] It features performances by Murray, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, and Andrew Cyrille. Murray was not enthusiastic about many of the songs chosen by producer Bob Thiele.[4] [5] Poet George Hines contributed to the Miles Davis tribute, "Now He's Miles Away".[6]
The Indianapolis Star wrote that "Ballad for David" "shows Murray evoking the titan Ben Webster in his breathy, urgent tone." The Record noted that "Murray has never been a particularly melodic improvisor and his harsh tone grows wearisome after several cuts."[7]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The poet G'ar's narration on a blues 'Now He's Miles Away' (a tribute to Miles Davis) is a bit trivial but only a minor flaw for this worthwhile David Murray set."[8]