Mark Murphy

• 7” 45 RPM single

Although considered to be the greatest jazz singer the world has ever known, Mark Murphy remained underground with a cult status. Perhaps the pinnacle of his recording career was Midnight Mood released by SABA in 1968, aligning his unique vocal skills with the Clarke-Boland Octet.

With the arrangements of Francy Boland, Kenny Clarke playing offbeats and between-beats, and individualists like Sahib Shihab and Ake Persson, the backing on this date provided a unique dialogue for Murphy. After the latin touch of Jimmy Woode’s ‘Sconsolato’, the mood switches on side 2’s ‘Just Give Me Time’ – a hot, uptempo jazzy bossa dancer, with a rich sound and room-filling low end on this all-analogue 45.

PERSONNEL:

• Mark Murphy - (vocals)
• Sahib Shihab - (baritone sax, flute)
• Ronnie Scott - (tenor sax)
• Derek Humble - (alto sax)
• Jimmy Deuchar - (trumpet)
• Åke Persson - (trombone)
• Francy Boland - (piano)
• Jimmy Woode - (bass)
• Kenny Clarke - (drums)

Recorded in Cologne, Germany, December 18, 1967

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• Sconsolato .......... 3:46

• SIDE B
• Just Give Me Time ...... 2:35