Speaking in Tongues (David Murray album) explained

Speaking in Tongues
Type:	Album
Artist:	David Murray
Cover:	Speaking in Tongues (David Murray album).jpg
Released:	1999
Recorded:	December 5, 1997
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	56:54
Label:	Justin Time
Producer:	David Murray
Prev Title:	Seasons
Prev Year:	1999
Next Year:	1998

Speaking in Tongues is an album by David Murray.^{[1] [2]} It was released on the Canadian Justin Time label. Recorded in 1997 and released in 1999, the album contains performances by Murray with Fontella Bass, Leopoldo F. Fleming, Stanley Franks, Clarence 'Pookie' Jenkins, Ranzell Merritt, Jimane Nelson, and Hugh Ragin.^[3]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Heather Phares stated: "Speaking in Tongues features more intuitive, forward-thinking work from this challenging saxophonist and his band."^[4] Mother Jones deemed the album "spirituals ... interpreted with a heavy dose of electrified soul."^[5]

Track listing

1. "How I Got Over" (Ward) – 5:39
2. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional) – 9:33
3. "Jimane's Creation" (Nelson) – 6:29
4. "Missionary" (Murray) – 11:43
5. "Don't Know What I Would Do" (Traditional) – 8:44
6. "Amazing Grace" (Newton) – 5:53
7. "Blessed Assurance" (Traditional) – 4:31
8. "A Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) – 4:22

• Recorded December 5, 1997

Personnel

• David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
• Fontella Bass – vocals
• Leopoldo F. Fleming – percussion
• Stanley Franks – guitar
• Clarence 'Pookie' Jenkins – electric bass
• Ranzell Merritt – drums
• Jimane Nelson – organ, piano, synthesizers
• Hugh Ragin – trumpet

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music | Speaking in tongues. bostonphoenix.com.
2. Book: Music of the 1990s. Thomas. Harrison. Thomas R.. Harrison. June 30, 2011. ABC-CLIO. 9780313379420. Google Books.
3. http://www.justin-time.com/works/JUST_118-2/ Justin Time calogue
4. Phares, H. AllMusic Review accessed September 8, 2011
5. Web site: Music. Mother Jones Magazine. August 23, 1999. Mother Jones. Google Books.