THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDINGS - 5 CD

David Murray’s Octet recordings from Black Saint remastered and reissued in this 5 CD box set. His collaborations with Henry Threadgill, Hugh Ragin,  Butch Morris, George Lewis, Olu Dara, Anthony Davis, Bobby Bradford, James Spaulding and other fine players make this an enjoyable chronicle of tenor saxophonist and bass clarinet master David Murray a rewarding acquisition. This includes the albums Ming, Home, Murray’s Steps, New Life and Hope Scope.

CD 1 : MING
Lawrence "Butch" Morris (cor)
Olu Dara (tp)
George Lewis (tb)
Henry Threadgill (as)
David Murray (ts, b-cl)
Anthony Davis (p)
Wilber Morris (b),
Steve McCall (perc)

New York, July 25 & 28, 1980

Tracks:
01. The Fast Life
02. The Hill
03. Ming
04. Jasvan
05. Dewey's Circle

CD 2: HOME
Lawrence "Butch" Morris (cor)
Olu Dara (tp)
George Lewis (tb)
Henry Threadgill (as)
David Murray (ts, b-cl)
Anthony Davis (p)
Wilber Morris (b),
Steve McCall (perc)

New York, October 31 & November 1, 1981

Tracks:
01. Home
02. Santa Barbara and Crenshaw Follies
03. Choctaw Blues
04. Last Of The Hipmen
05. 3-D Family

CD 3:  MURRAY'S STEPS
Lawrence "Butch" Morris (cor)
Bobby Bradford (tp)
Craig Harris (tb)
Henry Threadgill (as)
David Murray (ts, b-cl)
Curtis Clark (p)
Wilber Morris (b),
Steve McCall (perc)

Milan, Italy, July 14, 15 & 19, 1982

Tracks:
01. Murray's Steps
02. Sweet Lovely
03. Sing Song
04. Flowers For Alber

CD 4: NEW LIFE
David Murray (ts, b-cl)
Baikida Carroll, Hugh Ragin (tp)
Craig Harris (tb)
John Purcell (as)
Adegoke Steve Colson (p)
Wilber Morris (b),
Ralph Peterson (d)

New York, October 8, 1985

Tracks:
01. Train Whistle
02. New Life
04. Blues In The Pocket

CD 5: HOPE SCOPE
David Murray (ts, b-cl)
Hugh Ragin, Rasul Siddik (tp)
Craig Harris (tb)
James Spaulding (as)
Dave Burrell (p)
Wilber Morris (b),
Ralph Peterson (d)

New York, May 12, 1987

Tracks:
01. Ben (for Ben Webster)
02. Same Places New Faces
03. Hope Scope
04. Lester (for Lester Young)
05. Thabo