David Murray

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 sax, bass clarinet
DAVE BURRELL, piano
WILBERT MORRIS, bass
VICTOR LEWIS, drums

Trixi Studio, Munich, September 25, 1988.

TRACKS:

01. Valley Talk
02. Chazz (For Charles Mingus)
03. As I Woke
04. Strollin' (For Jean Michel Basquiat)
05. Abel's Blissed Out Blues
06. Sharing
07. As I Woke (2nd Version)
08. Valley Talk (2nd version)