Ming's Samba Explained

Ming's Samba
Type:Album
Artist:David Murray
Cover:Ming's Samba.jpg
Released:1988
Recorded:July 20, 1988
Genre:Jazz
Length:33:25
Label:Portrait
Producer:Bob Thiele
Prev Title:Spirituals
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Lovers
Next Year:1988

Ming's Samba is an album by David Murray released on the Portrait label in 1988. It features five quartet performances by Murray with John Hicks, Ray Drummond and Ed Blackwell.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although David Murray had already recorded a countless number of sessions as a leader by the late 1980s, Ming's Samba was his first on a large American label... A recommended release although this set will probably be difficult to find.".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

  1. "Ming's Samba" – 10:54
  2. "Rememberin' Fats (for Fats Waller)" – 8:44
  3. "Nowhere Everafter" (Butch Morris) – 2:52
  4. "Spooning" (Morris) – 7:31
  5. "Walter's Waltz" – 9:24

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 16, 2011