Mark_Murphy-Crazy_Rhythm_His_Debut_Recordings-Reissue-1999-JUST

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55,32 MB

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2006-04-10

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Artist.......: Mark Murphy
Album........: Crazy Rhythm His Debut Recordings
Label........: Decca Jazz
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: GRD-670
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Apr-09-2006
str.date.....: Mar-09-1999
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.markmurphy.com

track  title                                          time

 01.   Fascinating Rhythm                            02:06
 02.   A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square         03:55
 03.   Give It Back to the Indians                   03:20
 04.   I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry         03:43
 05.   Limehouse Blues                               02:35
 06.   Exactly Like You                              04:16
 07.   If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)     02:42
 08.   You Mustn't Kick It Around                    02:35
 09.   I Got Rhythm                                  02:27
 10.   Elmer's Tune                                  02:44
 11.   'Tain't No Sin To Dance Around in Your Bones  02:17
 12.   Robbins Nest                                  03:46
 13.   The Lady in Red                               03:50
 14.   Pick Yourself Up                              02:31
 15.   Let Yourself Go                               02:23
 16.   Crazy Rhythm                                  02:58
 17.   Takin' a Chance on Love                       04:06
 18.   Lullaby in Rhythm                             02:59
 19.   Little Jazz Bird                              02:32
 20.   Ridin' High                                   02:27

                                            Runtime  60:12 min
                                            Size     55,2 MB


Release Notes:

A fascinating collection that GRP put out in 1999,
Crazy Rhythm focuses on the early recordings of
Mark Murphy, who was only 24 and 25 when he
provided this material for Decca in 1956 and 1957.
Back then, the singer wasn't the cutting-edge
risk-taker he would evolve into in the 1960s. The
young Murphy heard on this CD is a likable crooner
with a strong passion for Mel TormeùMurphy wasn't
scatting a lot at that point, and he had yet to
seriously get into vocalese and modal improvising
or put lyrics to an abundance of post-bop and hard
bop instrumentals. Nonetheless, one could hear a
lot of potential in Murphy, whose versions of
"Fascinating Rhythm," "Exactly Like You" and other
standards on this 20-song CD are enjoyable and
nicely executed, if rather conventional. Those
getting into Murphy for the first time would be
better off starting out with some of his more
adventurous recordings of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
and 1990s, but seasoned Murphy fans will find Crazy
Rhythm to be quite interesting.

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