| Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | David Murray Big Band |
| Cover: | Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1.jpg |
| Released: | 1984 |
| Recorded: | August 24–26, 1984 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 42:30 |
| Label: | Black Saint |
| Producer: | David Murray |
| Prev Title: | Morning Song |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 is an album by David Murray released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1984 and the first to feature his Big Band.[1] It features performances by Murray, Olu Dara, Baikida Carroll, Craig Harris, Bob Stewart, Vincent Chancey, Steve Coleman, John Purcell, Rod Williams, Fred Hopkins and Billy Higgins conducted by Lawrence "Butch" Morris.[2] The album was followed by Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "The David Murray Big Band tends to be a bit undisciplined, with plenty of rambunctious and overcrowded ensembles... The Dixieland-esque structures are better understood by some of the musicians than others, and this performance is quite erratic but certainly memorable".[3]
All compositions by David Murray
tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
cornet
trumpet
trombone
tuba
flugelhorn
soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
alto saxophone, clarinet
bass
percussion
conductor