Dave McMurray – Music Is Life (2018) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

Dave McMurray – Music Is Life (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz  | Time – 54:35 minutes | 682 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note

On Dave McMurray’s Blue Note-debut, Music is Life, the Detroit native delivers a cohesive program of modern jazz that bristles with unalloyed soul. Joined by longtime collaborators Ibrahim Jones (bass), Ron Otis and Jeff Canady (drums), Music Is Life consists of 7 originals along with covers of songs by fellow Detroiters – George Clinton’s funk anthem “Atomic Dog” and the White Stripes’ rock hit “Seven Nation Army.” McMurray’s cemented his reputation for versatility by playing with a vast array of musicians including B.B. King, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Gladys Knight, Herbie Hancock and more.

A good contact goes a long way. Don Was being the boss at Blue Note, he didn’t have to think long before signing Dave McMurray who had been his saxophonist in the band Was (Not Was)… Despite their bond and this new hierarchical link, the label’s president left his recruit completely free for this delightful Music Is Life. “I know Dave plays extremely well, Don Was explained. There’s no bullshit with him! He’s not the kind of musician who just drops his plans gratuitously to impress everyone. It’s only sincerity with him.” To construct his album’s repertoire, Dave McMurray decided to combine original compositions with a few well-chosen, at times surprising covers like George Clinton’s Atomic Dog, the White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army and even Johnny Hallyday’s Que je t’aime! With bassist Ibrahim Jones and drummers Ron Otis and Jeff Canady on his sides, he mixes frontal and percussive jazz with corrosive soul and gritty blues music. His saxophone starts from the guts, and aims right back for them! A proper chameleon (he played with B.B. King, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Hallyday, Gladys Knight, Albert King, Nancy Wilson, Bootsy Collins, Herbie Hancock, Geri Allen, Bob James and countless others), he manages to retain his own voice, no matter the partition he tackles.  –  Clotilde Maréchal

Tracklist:
01. Naked Walk
02. Music Is Life (Live It)
03. Seven Nation Army
04. After The Storm
05. Freedom Ain’t Free
06. Time #5
07. Atomic Dog
08. Paris Rain
09. Que Je T’aime
10. Bop City D
11. Turo’s Dream
12. Detroit Theme/Detroit 3

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