MX (album) explained

MX
Type:	Album
Artist:	David Murray
Cover:	MX (album).jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	September 25, 1992
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	60:51
Label:	Red Baron Records
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Prev Title:	Picasso
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	The Jazzpar Prize
Next Year:	1993

MX is an album by David Murray released on the Red Baron label in 1993. It features performances by Murray, Ravi Coltrane, Bobby Bradford, John Hicks, Fred Hopkins and Victor Lewis. The album is dedicated to the memory of Malcolm X.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.^[3]

Track listing

1. "MX" (Osser, Theile) - 5:19
2. "Icarus" - 8:29
3. "El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz" - 8:24
4. "A Dream Deferred" (Osser, Thiele) - 6:52
5. "Blues For X" (Osser, Thiele) - 13:08
6. "Hicks Time" (Hicks) - 10:22
7. "Harlemite" - 8:17

All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

• Recorded September 25, 1992, NYC

Personnel

• David Murray - tenor saxophone
• Ravi Coltrane - tenor saxophone
• Bobby Bradford - cornet
• John Hicks - piano
• Fred Hopkins - bass
• Victor Lewis - drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Murray - MX (Dedicated to the Memory of Malcolm X) . Jazz Music Archives . November 29, 2022.
2. Web site: David Murray discography . JazzLists . November 29, 2022.
3. http://allmusic.com/album/r159527 AllMusic Review