Artist.......: Mark Murphy
Album........: Some Time Ago
Label........: High Note
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: HCD7048
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: avr.-08-2006
str.date.....: apr.-11- 2000
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.markmurphy.com
track title time
01. There's No More Blue Time 05:17
02. Peacocks 08:50
03. Bohemia After Dark 05:22
04. With Every Breath I Take 05:12
05. You're My Alter Ego 06:15
06. Life's Mosaic 06:30
07. Sometime Ago 05:23
08. That Old Black Magic 05:38
09. Medley 05:35
(Why Was I Born-I'm a Fool to Want You)
Runtime 54:02 min
Size 72,6 MB
Release Notes:
Review by David R. Adler
One either loves Mark Murphy's style or one does
not. The veteran vocalist is at his best when
scatting, Jon Hendricks-like, on flat-out bebop
numbers such as Tadd Dameron's "There's No More
Blue Time" and Oscar Pettiford's "Bohemia After
Dark." On the other hand, he seems a little
rough-edged and indelicate on ballads such as Jimmy
Rowles's "Peacocks" and Cy Coleman's "With Every
Breath I Take." Murphy is a highly musical,
expressive singer, but his voice just isn't that
pretty. The ballads accentuate that fact. Tearing
it up on a breakneck version of "That Old Black
Magic," however, Murphy leaves other singers in the
dust. He's ambitious enough to tackle tunes by two
heady hard bop pianists, James Williams and Cedar
Walton: "You're My Alter Ego" and "Life's Mosaic,"
respectively. Murphy is also moving on an achingly
slow version of Sergio Mihanovich's gem of a waltz,
"Some Time Ago," as well as the closing medley,
"Why Was I Born/I'm a Fool to Want You." Murphy's
band is simply killing. Pianist Lee Musiker handles
arranging duties and solos deftly throughout.
Trumpeter Dave Ballou and altoist Allan Mezquida
play superbly, as do drummer Winard Harper and
alternating bassists Sean Smith and Steve LaSpina.
Hip and adventurous, yet always tasteful, the band
makes these tunes come alive as much as Murphy
does.