Shakill's Warrior by David Murray (CD, Mar-1992, DIW/Columbia)

Album Features
UPC:	074644896329
Artist:	David Murray
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1992
Record Label:	DIW/Columbia
Genre:	Avant-Garde/Downtown, Jazz Instrument

Track Listing
1. Blues For Savannah
2. Song From the Old Country
3. High Priest
4. In the Spirit
5. Shakill's Warrior
6. At the Cafe Central
7. Black February
8. Milano Strut

Details
Producer:	Kazunori Sugiyama
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	ADD

Album Notes
Personnel: David Murray (tenor saxophone); Don Pullen (organ); Stanley Franks (guitar); Andrew Cyrille (drums).Recorded at Sound On Sound Studios, New York on March 1st and 2nd, 1991. Includes liner notes by John H. Armwood,Tenor saxophonist David Murray has recorded so many CDs during the past 20 years that it is difficult to keep up with them. This one finds him in mostly restrained form, updating the tenor/organ soul jazz tradition with Don Pullen (who sticks exclusively to organ), guitarist Stanley Franks and drummer Andrew Cyrille. The music, with the exception of some typical Murray outbursts into the extreme upper register, is generally respectful and soulful, one of Murray's mellower efforts. Unfortunately, Columbia has since ended its association with DIW so this release will be a difficult one to find. ~ Scott Yanow

Editorial Reviews
...a back-alley quartet session, with a surprisingly restrained Don Pullen on organ...
Village Voice (19930202)

4.5 Stars - Very Good Plus - ..explodes out of the box on the opener, Blues For Savannah, and maintains high intensity throughout...
Down Beat (19920701)

Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (19920508)

4 Stars - Excellent - ...deeply felt improvisations...this album is moody, openly expressive and romantic without ever lapsing into sentimentality...
Rolling Stone (19920402)