This site is devoted to the recorded output of David Murray and demonstrates both his extensive and varied music legacy.

I first saw David Murray in concert when he appeared in my home town of Brisbane, Australia in 1991 with the World Saxophone Quartet. I have been a fan of his music since the mid 80s. When I first accessed the internet in October 1995 I was surprised not to find much material on David given that he is such a major figure in contemporary jazz so I set up this site to redress the imbalance.

I would like my site to be as complete and accurate as possible hence any additions, corrections and suggestions are welcome. David who is on the internet from his home base in France has visited this site and given favourable comments.  I have had helpful input from David's management in France (3D Family) and also Justin Time Records as well as David's musical collaborators D.D. Jackson and Donal Fox.

I have been asked by some people to produce a critical discography but with the sheer volume of albums this is a bit daunting (anyway I don't own them all!). Resources such as The Penguin Guide to Jazz On CD, LP and Cassette guides by Richard Cook and Brian Morton and numerous on-line reviews (just try Google) are good starting points.

NEWS:
 
Upcoming Shows
20 Apr 2007 8:00 P
Club TBA Assen (Netherlands)
21 Apr 2007 8:00 P
Theater Lantaren Venster Rotterdam (Netherlands)
22 Apr 2007 8:00 P
Theater Lantaren Venster Rotterdam (Netherlands)
24 Apr 2007 8:00 P
Oosterpoort Groningen (Netherlands)
25 Apr 2007 8:00 P
Bimhuis Amsterdam (Netherlands)
26 Apr 2007 8:00 P
Hot House Redbad Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
27 Apr 2007 8:00 P
Paradox club Tilburg (Netherlands)
28 Apr 2007 8:00 P
SJU Huis Utrecht (Netherlands)
10 May 2007 8:00 P
St. Lucia Cultural Center / St. Lucia Jazz Festival Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia)
25 May 2007 8:00 P
Festival de l'Anche / Auditorium du Casino Hyeres (France)
14 Nov 2007 8:00 P
StadtHalle Dinslaken (Germany)
15 Nov 2007 8:00 P
NDR Studios Hamburg (Germany)
16 Nov 2007 8:00 P
NDR Studios Hamburg (Germany)
17 Nov 2007 8:00 P
RadialSystem Berlin (Germany)
23 Nov 2007 8:00 P
Bimhuis Amsterdam (Netherlands)

 
RECENT ALBUMS:
 

Justin Time 140
David Murray & The Go-Kwa Masters
"Yonn-Dé"
Justin Time 153
David Murray Power Quartet
"Like A Kiss That Never Ends"

David's 1978 recording "The London Concert" has finally been released as a double CD with 2 extra tracks on Cadillac 008/9 

The World Saxophone Quartet:
 
Left: The World Saxophone Quartet in The Queen St. Mall, Brisbane, Australia 1991: David Murray, Arthur Blythe, Oliver Lake and Hamiett Bluiett
LATEST ALBUMS:

Steppenwolf (Justin Time 128)
25th Anniversary - The New Chapter (Justin Time 149)

Click here to go straight to the WSQ discography

Arthur Blythe - Selected Discography by Freewill Artistry

Oliver Lake Discography/Sessionography - under construction


The DISCOGRAPHY is divided into two tables:

Part 1 - DAVID MURRAY AS A LEADER or CO-LEADER in chronological recording order (84 separate albums so far)

Part 2 - DAVID MURRAY WITH OTHERS arranged alphabetically (51 albums appearances with others and 14 WSQ albums listed)
 

The SESSIONOGRAPHYcontaining details of the albums in the two discography tables is available with selected album
cover scans:

1975-1979 | 1980-1984 | 1985-1989 | 1990-1994| 1995-1999 | 2000-

 
David Murray articles appear in the 
following issues of Down Beat:

October 1985  - "Searching For The Sound" by Howard Mandel
November 1991 - "The Soul of the Church" by Larry Birnbaum
January 1993  - "So Much Music, So Little Time" by Bill Milkowski
June 1995  - "Obsessed" by Kevin Whitehead (cover pictured at right)
September 1996 - "New Life After Julius" (World Saxophone Quartet) by Herb Boyd
July 1998 - "Hit It Hard" (with James Carter) by Jim Macnie
 
You might also like to check out my other pages:

Marcel Safier's Jazz Home Page

or go straight to some of my other sites:

Andrew Hill Discography/Sessionography

George Adams Discography/Sessiongraphy

Von Freeman Discography/Sessionography

Some other recommnended links:

David Murray's Official My Space site

Justin Time page

Black Saint/Soul Note Records

3D Family

David Murray's US management Chriss & Co.'s site has a David Murray biography

A David Murray Interview from November 3, 1995

Interview with David Murray at the Le Jazz Site

Butch Morris Discography by Patrice Rousell - has a thorough Butch Morris sessionography which lists details of a number of DM's recordings
with him.

Dave Burrell's Home Page

Michael Fitzgerald's Jazz Site has a number of good discographies and links for a variety of artists. It also includes a feature on jazz clarinet by
Matt Snyder which includes mention of David Murray's playing on that instrument.

The Jazz Clarinet Homepage maintained by Michael Cassara is the internet's largest resource of information on the clarinet and its place in jazz music.

This is me with David during his Brisbane visit in 1991 with the WSQ.

Thanks for input from David's musical collaborators:

D.D. Jackson
(D.D. Jackson's Home Page/Justin Time site)
Donal Fox
www.leonellismusic.com
and also Jean-Pierre Leduc, International Director/A&R for Justin Time
This site is maintained by Marcel Safier coming at you from Brisbane, Australia. Last updated 24 March 2007.
You can e-mail me at msafier@ozemail.com.au