David Murray – Creole (1998)

David Murray – Creole (1998)

Label:  Justin Time Records
Genre:  Jazz, World Fusion
Time:   64:29
Format: MP3/320CBR
Size: 148 Mb

Creole, Murray's latest and his second for the Canadian Justin Time label, is a pure joy. It's a high mark in a career sparkling with exceptions and boundary pushing. Recorded in Guadeloupe in early 1998, Creole is a fiery, imaginative musical coalition of Murray's long-time American compatriots, James Newton (flute), D.D. Jackson (piano); Ray Drummond (bass) and Billy Hart (drums) and a group of Caribbean percussionists, vocalists and the outstanding guitar of Gérard Lockel. The near-perfect blend is accomplished with an emphasis on rhythm, something Murray has explored on a part-time basis since at least 1989's Golden Sea (Sound Aspects), with Kahil El'Zabar…

Creole is full of surprises - and offers much that's inviting, exciting and worth hearing again…  Creole is one of Murray's most accessible recordings to date, one of the easiest to find and one that is superlative among his many 1990 recordings. Highly recommended.  - Douglas Payne

Track List:
1 Gété (Kiavue) 6:00    
2 Flor Na Paul (Chantre) 8:40    
3 Guadeloupe Sunrise (Murray) 5:50    
4 Soma Tour (Cilla) 7:26    
5 Savon de Toilette (Landreseau) 4:53      
6 Gansavn'n (Kiavue) 9:15    
7 Mona (Murray) 9:59    
8 Guadeloupe After Dark (Lockel) 4:59    
9 Tonte Vontarde (Chantre) 7:27

 Peresonnel:
David Murray Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Producer
Ray Drummond Bass Violin
Billy Jabali Hart Drums
Klod Kiavue Percussion, Ka Drum, Voice
James Newton Flute
Max Cilla Flute Des Mornes
D.D. Jackson Piano
Gerard Lockel Guitar
François Landreseau: Ka Drum and Voice on Savon de Toilette
Michel Cilla Flute Dibass Drum, Voice