Solo Live (David Murray album) explained

Solo Live
Type:	Live
Artist:	David Murray
Cover:	Solo Live.jpg
Released:	1980
Recorded:	May 30, 1980
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	66:48
Label:	Cecma
Producer:	Francesco Maino
Chronology:	David Murray
Prev Title:	Sweet Lovely
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Ming
Next Year:	1980

Solo Live is an album of unaccompanied saxophone and clarinet solos by David Murray recorded live on May 30, 1980, in Nyon, Switzerland. Originally released on the Cecma label as two separate LPs it was re-released as a single CD in 1997.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "Murray, who doubles here on bass clarinet, tears into five of his originals (best known are "Sweet Lovely" and "Flowers for Albert"). The improvising is quite free, exploratory, and sometimes violent, although there are a few strong melodies".^[1]

Track listing

"B.C." – 9:05
"Both Feet on the Ground" – 6:27
"Rag Tag" – 7:18
"Solo #2" – 6:30
"Untitled" – 5:05
"Body and Soul" (Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) – 8:07
"Flowers for Albert" – 5:00
"Solo #1" – 7:04
"Sweet Lovely" – 7:13
"We See" (Monk) – 4:59

All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

Recorded live on May 30, 1980 in Nyon, Switzerland.

Personnel

David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet

Notes and References

Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 17, 2011