David Murray

tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, producer, reeds, saxophone, arranger, guitar, instrument arranger, vocal

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
David Murray Quartet
John Hicks piano A Dream Deferred, Ballad for David, Billie's Bounce, Blues for X, Bright Mississippi, Broadway, Central Park West, Chazz, Chelsea Bridge, Dinosaur Park Blues, El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Elegy for Fannie Lou, Eternal Triangle, Harlemite, Hicks Time, Icarus, Jazzosaurus Rex, Lester Leaps In, Lyons Street, MX, Ming's Samba, Mingus in the Poconos, New Life, Now He's Miles Away, Nowhere Everafter, Portrait of a Black Woman, Rememberin' Fats (For Fats Waller), Spooning, St. Thomas, Walter's Waltz (For Walter P. Murray), Waltz to Heaven
Dave Burrell piano Abel's Blissed Out Blues, Amazing Grace, As I Woke, As I Woke (2nd version), Blues for My Sisters -For Barbara and Michelle-, Chazz (For Charles Mingus), Chelsea Bridge, Crucifixion, Dartman, Dave Blue, Dextor's Dues, Equinox, Ghosts, I Want to See You Every Day of Your Life, Lo-Chi-Lo, No Body Knows the Trouble I've Seen / Down by the Riverside, Over Time, Perfection, Popolo Paniolo, Remembrances, Sharing, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, St. Thomas, Strollin' (For Jean Michel Basquiat), Sunlit on a Dark Afternoon, Valley Talk, Valley Talk (2nd version)
Ray Drummond bass Ballad for David, Billie's Bounce, Bright Mississippi, Broadway, Central Park West, Chazz, Chelsea Bridge, Dinosaur Park Blues, Elegy for Fannie Lou, Eternal Triangle, Jazzosaurus Rex, Lester Leaps In, Lyons Street, Ming's Samba, Mingus in the Poconos, New Life, Now He's Miles Away, Nowhere Everafter, Portrait of a Black Woman, Rememberin' Fats (For Fats Waller), Spooning, St. Thomas, Walter's Waltz (For Walter P. Murray), Waltz to Heaven
Andrew Cyrille drums At the Cafe Central, Ballad for David, Billie's Bounce, Black February, Blues for Savannah, Bright Mississippi, Broadway, Central Park West, Chelsea Bridge, Dinosaur Park Blues, Eternal Triangle, High Priest, In the Spirit, Jazzosaurus Rex, Lester Leaps In, Milano Strut, Mingus in the Poconos, Now He's Miles Away, Shakill's Warrior, Song From the Old Country, St. Thomas

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
John Hicks piano A Dream Deferred, Ballad for David, Billie's Bounce, Blues for X, Bright Mississippi, Broadway, Central Park West, Chazz, Chelsea Bridge, Dinosaur Park Blues, El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Elegy for Fannie Lou, Eternal Triangle, Harlemite, Hicks Time, Icarus, Jazzosaurus Rex, Lester Leaps In, Lyons Street, MX, Ming's Samba, Mingus in the Poconos, New Life, Now He's Miles Away, Nowhere Everafter, Portrait of a Black Woman, Rememberin' Fats (For Fats Waller), Spooning, St. Thomas, Walter's Waltz (For Walter P. Murray), Waltz to Heaven
Dave Burrell piano Abel's Blissed Out Blues, Amazing Grace, As I Woke, As I Woke (2nd version), Blues for My Sisters -For Barbara and Michelle-, Chazz (For Charles Mingus), Chelsea Bridge, Crucifixion, Dartman, Dave Blue, Dextor's Dues, Equinox, Ghosts, I Want to See You Every Day of Your Life, Lo-Chi-Lo, No Body Knows the Trouble I've Seen / Down by the Riverside, Over Time, Perfection, Popolo Paniolo, Remembrances, Sharing, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, St. Thomas, Strollin' (For Jean Michel Basquiat), Sunlit on a Dark Afternoon, Valley Talk, Valley Talk (2nd version)
Ray Drummond bass Ballad for David, Billie's Bounce, Bright Mississippi, Broadway, Central Park West, Chazz, Chelsea Bridge, Dinosaur Park Blues, Elegy for Fannie Lou, Eternal Triangle, Jazzosaurus Rex, Lester Leaps In, Lyons Street, Ming's Samba, Mingus in the Poconos, New Life, Now He's Miles Away, Nowhere Everafter, Portrait of a Black Woman, Rememberin' Fats (For Fats Waller), Spooning, St. Thomas, Walter's Waltz (For Walter P. Murray), Waltz to Heaven
Andrew Cyrille drums At the Cafe Central, Ballad for David, Billie's Bounce, Black February, Blues for Savannah, Bright Mississippi, Broadway, Central Park West, Chelsea Bridge, Dinosaur Park Blues, Eternal Triangle, High Priest, In the Spirit, Jazzosaurus Rex, Lester Leaps In, Milano Strut, Mingus in the Poconos, Now He's Miles Away, Shakill's Warrior, Song From the Old Country, St. Thomas
Fred Hopkins bass A Dream Deferred, Abel's Blissed Out Blues, Amazing Grace, Blues for My Sisters -For Barbara and Michelle-, Blues for X, Chelsea Bridge, Crucifixion, Dave Blue, El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Equinox, Ghosts, Harlemite, Hicks Time, Icarus, MX, No Body Knows the Trouble I've Seen / Down by the Riverside, Over Time, Perfection, St. Thomas, Sunlit on a Dark Afternoon
Hugh Ragin trumpet A Closer Walk With Thee, Amazing Grace, Blessed Assurance, Dartman, Dextor's Dues, Don't Know What I Would Do, How I Got Over, I Want to See You Every Day of Your Life, Jimane's Creation, Lo-Chi-Lo, Missionary, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Popolo Paniolo, Remembrances, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
James Blood Ulmer electric guitar All the Things You Are, David - Mingus, Death, Tension
Stanley Franks guitar A Closer Walk With Thee, Amazing Grace, At the Cafe Central, Black February, Blessed Assurance, Blues for Savannah, Don't Know What I Would Do, High Priest, How I Got Over, In the Spirit, Jimane's Creation, Milano Strut, Missionary, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Shakill's Warrior, Song From the Old Country
Victor Lewis drums A Dream Deferred, Abel's Blissed Out Blues, As I Woke, As I Woke (2nd version), Blues for X, Chazz (For Charles Mingus), El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Harlemite, Hicks Time, Icarus, MX, Sharing, Strollin' (For Jean Michel Basquiat), Valley Talk, Valley Talk (2nd version)
Wilber Morris bass Abel's Blissed Out Blues, As I Woke, As I Woke (2nd version), Chazz (For Charles Mingus), Dartman, Dextor's Dues, I Want to See You Every Day of Your Life, Lo-Chi-Lo, Popolo Paniolo, Remembrances, Sharing, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Strollin' (For Jean Michel Basquiat), Valley Talk, Valley Talk (2nd version)
Kazunori Sugiyama producer At the Cafe Central, Black February, Blues for Savannah, Chazz, Elegy for Fannie Lou, High Priest, In the Spirit, Lyons Street, Milano Strut, New Life, Portrait of a Black Woman, Shakill's Warrior, Song From the Old Country, Waltz to Heaven
Jim Anderson (engineer) mix, recording At the Cafe Central, Black February, Blues for Savannah, Chazz, Elegy for Fannie Lou, High Priest, In the Spirit, Lyons Street, Milano Strut, New Life, Portrait of a Black Woman, Shakill's Warrior, Song From the Old Country, Waltz to Heaven
Ralph Peterson drums Abel's Blissed Out Blues, Amazing Grace, Blues for My Sisters -For Barbara and Michelle-, Chelsea Bridge, Crucifixion, Dave Blue, Equinox, Ghosts, No Body Knows the Trouble I've Seen / Down by the Riverside, Over Time, Perfection, St. Thomas, Sunlit on a Dark Afternoon
Don Pullen organ, piano All the Things You Are, At the Cafe Central, Black February, Blues for Savannah, David - Mingus, Death, High Priest, In the Spirit, Milano Strut, Shakill's Warrior, Song From the Old Country, Tension
Leopoldo F. Fleming percussion A Closer Walk With Thee, Amazing Grace, Blessed Assurance, Don't Know What I Would Do, How I Got Over, Jimane's Creation, Missionary, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Robert Irving III organ, synthesizer 18-H, A.B. Lib, Acoutic Octo Funk, I Don't Want It, Jug-A-Lug, Morning Song, Ornette, The Desegregation of Our Children
Ranzell Merritt drums A Closer Walk With Thee, Amazing Grace, Blessed Assurance, Don't Know What I Would Do, How I Got Over, Jimane's Creation, Missionary, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Kahil El'Zabar percussion 18-H, A.B. Lib, Acoutic Octo Funk, I Don't Want It, Jug-A-Lug, Morning Song, Ornette, The Desegregation of Our Children
Toby Williams drums 18-H, A.B. Lib, Acoutic Octo Funk, I Don't Want It, Jug-A-Lug, Morning Song, Ornette, The Desegregation of Our Children
Darryl Jones bass 18-H, A.B. Lib, Acoutic Octo Funk, I Don't Want It, Jug-A-Lug, Morning Song, Ornette, The Desegregation of Our Children
Jimane Nelson organ, piano, synthesizer A Closer Walk With Thee, Amazing Grace, Blessed Assurance, Don't Know What I Would Do, How I Got Over, Jimane's Creation, Missionary, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Clarence 'Pookie' Jenkins bass A Closer Walk With Thee, Amazing Grace, Blessed Assurance, Don't Know What I Would Do, How I Got Over, Jimane's Creation, Missionary, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Bobby Broom guitar 18-H, A.B. Lib, Acoutic Octo Funk, I Don't Want It, Jug-A-Lug, Ornette, The Desegregation of Our Children
Bobby Few piano Dakar Darkness, Fantasy Raibow, Few's Blues, Flowers Around Cleveland, Sorrow Song (For W.E.B. Dubois), The Desagregation of Our Children, When the Monarchs Come to Town
Ravi Coltrane tenor saxophone A Dream Deferred, Blues for X, El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Harlemite, Hicks Time, Icarus, MX
Tani Tabbal drums Dartman, Dextor's Dues, I Want to See You Every Day of Your Life, Lo-Chi-Lo, Popolo Paniolo, Remembrances, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Bobby Bradford cornet A Dream Deferred, Blues for X, El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Harlemite, Hicks Time, Icarus, MX
Jean-Jacques Avenel double bass Dakar Darkness, Fantasy Raibow, Few's Blues, Flowers Around Cleveland, Sorrow Song (For W.E.B. Dubois), The Desagregation of Our Children, When the Monarchs Come to Town
John Betsch drums Dakar Darkness, Fantasy Raibow, Few's Blues, Flowers Around Cleveland, Sorrow Song (For W.E.B. Dubois), The Desagregation of Our Children, When the Monarchs Come to Town
Todd Whitelock (engineer) engineer Chazz, Elegy for Fannie Lou, Lyons Street, New Life, Portrait of a Black Woman, Waltz to Heaven
Idris Muhammad drums Chazz, Elegy for Fannie Lou, Lyons Street, New Life, Portrait of a Black Woman, Waltz to Heaven
Hamid Drake drums Banished, Dirty Laundry, Murray's Steps, Sacred Ground, Waltz Again
Jaribu Shahid double bass Banished, Dirty Laundry, Murray's Steps, Sacred Ground, Waltz Again
Ed Blackwell drums Ming's Samba, Nowhere Everafter, Rememberin' Fats (For Fats Waller), Spooning, Walter's Waltz (For Walter P. Murray)
Lafayette Gilchrist piano Banished, Dirty Laundry, Murray's Steps, Sacred Ground, Waltz Again
Lonnie Plaxico bass All the Things You Are, David - Mingus, Death, Tension
Marvin “Smitty” Smith drums All the Things You Are, David - Mingus, Death, Tension
Daryl Thompson guitar Morning Song

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
David Murray Quartet bass clarinet, tenor saxophone A Little Pain, Acoustic Octofunk, Ballad for the Blackman, Body and Soul, Bosom of Abraham, Common Ground, Duet, Easy Alice, El Matador, Gratitude, Have You Seen Sideman?, Hope / Scope, Jitterbug Waltz, Light Blue Frolic, Long Goodbye, Morning Song, Most of All, Mountain Song, Obe, Off Season, Out of a Storm, Red Car, Resting on the Road, Return of the Lost Tribe, Sanctuary Within - Part I (Duo), Sanctuary Within - Part II (Quartet), Short and Sweet, Sidesteps, Song for New South Africa, The Desegregation of Our Children, The Gates of Hell, Waiting for Thelonious, Waltz to Heaven (Dedicated to My Aunt Helen Murray), Woodshedetude
Hugh Ragin bass clarinet The Light at the End of the Underground Railroad, When Sun Ra Gets Blue
James Blood Ulmer tenor saxophone Are You Glad to Be in America?, High Time, Hijack, Interview, Jazz Is the Teacher (Funk Is the Preacher), Layout, Light Eyed, Pressure, Revelation March, Rush Hour, See-Through, T.V. Blues, Time Out
World Saxophone Quartet arranger, vocal, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Amazin’ Disgrace, Blue Diamond, Bluocracy Part 1, Bluocracy Part 2, Bluocracy Part 3, Hal’s Blues (for Hal “Cornbread” Singer), Harlem, Let’s Have Some Fun, Mannish Boy, Political Blues, Spy On Me Blues, Steppin'
Rob Boak bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Becca’s Ballad, Golden Ladders, Hope Scope, Hope Scope (live), Icarus, Picasso, Song for Murray, Ugly Beauty, Vamping With T.T., ’round Midnight
Ken Melville bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Ask Me Now, Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues, Ballad for the Blackman, Blue Monk, Body and Soul, Bright Mississippi, Ellingtonia, Kaiso, Mr. Jelly Roll, Presto V.H.
Black Faith bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Black and Blue, Chinatown, My Chinatown, Copyin' Louis, Dinah, Dream Sequence, La Cucaracha, Mamacita, Mental Strain at Dawn, When Jack Ruby Met Joe Glaser, Yodel Blues
Giles Rimmer saxophone Ancient Dancer, Antiquated Love, En Güzel Deniz, I See Your Face Before Me, I Thought About You, Intuitively, Istanblue, Peaceful Heart / Gently Spirit, Without Rhyme or Reason
Squeezy Rankin bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Cela Me Va, Conversation With Our Mothers, It Hurts So Much to See, Naima (Take1), Naima (take 2), Sorrow Song (For W.E.B. Dubois), The Crave, Zanzibar Blue
Waldemar Kocoń producer Beat Box, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Fluffy's Blues, I Want to Talk About You, Mbizo, Perdido, Southern Bells
Dr. Bellotoma bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Blues for Felix, Dedication, Let's Cool One, Like a Kiss That Never Ends - Como Un Beso Que Nunca Se Acaba (For Valerie), Mo' Bass (For the Bulldog), Ruben's Theme Song, Suki Suki Now
Tarek Sawires bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Both Feet On The Ground, Great Peace, In Your Style, Kalimba, Pastel Rhapsody, The Dice, Tin Can Alley
Music Revelation Ensemble tenor saxophone Blues for David, Bodytalk, Burn!, Nisa, Playtime, Street Bride
Efrén Echeverría reeds Blues in the Pocket, God Bless the Child, Naima, New Life, Sketches of Tokyo
Barbara Dennerlein reeds A Cat Strikes Back, Easy Going, Junkanoo, Nightowls, Walk on Air
Lisa Raye tenor saxophone Dark Secrets, Pushkin Suite #1, Sparkle, Steps, Waltz Again
Jack DeJohnette bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Central Park West, India, Journey to the Twin Planet, One For Eric, Zoot Suite
Damn Right! bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Blue Moses, Clever Beggar, Mbizo, The Healers
Zack Brines tenor saxophone Ballad for Frederick, I Mean You, Jazz Laughter, Jitterbug Waltz
Dealirium tenor saxophone Coney Island, Corazon, Hope / Scope, The Hill
Mike McCurdy arranger, tenor saxophone French Kiss for Valerie, Sorrow Song, Stressology
Thom Stokes arranger, tenor saxophone About the Children, Army of the Faithful (Joyful Noise), Hope Is a Thing With Feathers
Marcia Ball guitar Eugene, That’s Why I Love You
Georg Pohl arranger, tenor saxophone The Graduate
Julien Vaught arranger, tenor saxophone Be My Monster Love
Jamaaladeen Tacuma tenor saxophone Sparkle
The Roots saxophone Dave vs. US