In general, tenor saxophonist
David Murray's Red Baron recordings are not on the same level of his
Black Saints albums; the settings tended to be more conservative and the
material not as strong. This outing with pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist
Santi Debriano, drummer Roy Haynes and trumpeter Marcus Belgrave is better than
most of his Red Baron releases. The material is fairly basic (including
"Duke's Place" and the two-note "C Jam Blues" theme, which
is listed as being composed by four people), Murray tends to play fairly freely
despite the boppish rhythm section, and the closing "Head Out" (the
longest of the five lengthy jams) has plenty of fiery intensity. Not
essential but worth picking up by David Murray fans. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG.
Red Baron/Sony Music, AK
48852, 1992
Recorded 7th
October, 1991
Musicians:
David Murray - Tenor
Saxophone
Marcus Belgrave - Trumpet
Kirk Lightsey - Piano
Santi Debriano - Bass
Roy Haynes - Drums
Tracks:
1. Anti-Calypso {Roland
Prince} (10:12)
2. Duke's Place {Duke
Ellington, Bob Thiele, Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz} (11:16)
3. Cool {Glenn Osser, Bob
Thiele} (11:13)
4. Black And Black {Glenn
Osser, Bob Thiele} (10:47)
5. Head Out {David Murray}
(12:45)
Credits:
Producer - Bob Thiele
Recording & Mixing -
Harvey Goldberg
Assistant Engineer - Susie
Fink
Digital Mastering - Chris
Herles (Sony Studios, New York)
Musical Coordinator - Gary
Pacheo
Photography - Michael
Hashimoto
Art Direction & Design -
Sid Maurer (MPI Graphics, New york)
Liner Notes - Nat Hentoff
