Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite recordsPerles Noires volume I by Sunny Murray

sunny murray's talent is bigger than any category you could use to describe it. he's one of the most original musical minds of the past 50 years, a genuine innovator, the liberator of the drum kit, and an artist of uncompromising honesty. murray's playing in the 1960s with albert ayler, cecil taylor, archie shepp, & others opened up entirely new expressive realms for the drums in jazz. murray's act of liberation --to free drummers from their strict time keeping role-- still outrages many listeners, and his militant individuality, his obstinate adherence to his artistic vision over the years, still make him something of an outlaw presence in jazz. it should come as no shock to his listeners, then, that the music on this c/d and its companion volume, recorded on brief visits to the u.s. from murray's home base in paris, is full of fire and surprise, ornery as hell, charming and urbane, and totally, unstintingly true to his free-spirited aesthetic. The man who invented free-jazz drumming some five decades ago remains as committed and uncompromising --and as ineffably great-- as ever. These two releases are culled from live performances by Murray and saxophonist Sabir Mateen from 2002 and 2004. Joining them on various tracks are pianists Dave Burrell and John Blum, saxophonists Oluyemi Thomas and Louis Belogenis and bassist Alan... more credits released October 14, 2018 Murray drums Sabir Mateen alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet Dave Burrell piano (1-4) Alan Silva bass (6 & 7) Louis Belogenis tenor saxophone (6 & 7) 1-4: 10 October 2003, Tonic, NYC engineer: The Eremite Mobile Unit 5: 9 October 2003, Bezanson Recital Hall, UMASS Amherst engineer: The Eremite Mobile Unit 6 & 7: 7 June 2002, Unitarian Meetinghouse, Amherst MA engineer: Alen Hadzi Stefanov producer: Michael Ehlers photography: Lea Mae Dyjak license all rights reserved

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