David Murray

180g audiophile vinyl reissue

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

'Lucky Four' is a smooth and luscious quartet date with Murray in the company of longtime associate Dave Burrell, bassist Wilber Morris, and drummer Victor Lewis. With the exception of a short piece by his manager Kunle Mwanga, all of the pieces are by either Burrell or Morris, and most of them are gems.

Sinuous and bluesy, with a rich interplay of rhythms and melodies, they are the ideal platform for a soloist like Murray: grounded enough to keep him from straying too far but deep enough for him to find plenty of goodies to unearth.

PERSONNEL:

• David Murray – (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet)
• Dave Burrell – (piano)
• Wilber Morris – (bass)
• Victor Lewis – (drums)

Recorded Trixi Studio, Munich, September 25th, 1988

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Valley Talk
• A2. Chazz (for Charles Mingus)
• A3. As I Woke

• SIDE B
• B1. Strollin’ (for Jean Michel Basquiat)
• B2. Abel’s Blissed Out Blues
• B3. Sharing