Jazz on 3 - David Murray's Black Saint Quartet at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival

Jez Nelson presents David Murray's Black Saint Quartet in a concert given at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival in July. The iconic tenor saxophonist carried the avant-garde torch throughout the 70s and 80's to become one of the main exponents of the tradition. This group is in the classic quartet format with which Murray originally made his name and features Lafayette Gilchrist on piano, one-time Art Ensemble of Chicago bassist Jaribu Shahid, and Hamid Drake on drums. Although influenced by the free-jazz of Archie Shepp and Albert Ayler, Murray quickly found his own voice; more akin to lyrical saxophonists such as Ben Webster or Coleman Hawkins. As well as being a founding member of The World Saxophone Quartet, alongside Arthur Blythe, Oliver Lake and Hamiett Bluiett, Murray has undertaken a variety of projects over the years, encompassing everything from world-music, to the psychedelic rock sounds of the Grateful Dead. His most recent album Sacred Ground features vocals by Cassandra Wilson. PLAYLIST: SIGNATURE TUNE Artist Russell Gunn (Russell Gunn – trumpet, Gregory Tardy & Bruce Williams – reeds, Andre Heyward – trombone, Chieli Minucci – guitar, James Hurt – keyboards, Rodney Jordan – bass, Woody Williams – drums, Khalil Kwame Bell – percussion, DJ Apollo - turntables) Track Title Seventy Four Miles Away Composer Joe Zawinul Album Title Ethnomusicology Volume 1 INTRODUCTION AND EXTRACT FROM DAVID MURRAY’S BLACK SAINT QUARTET RECORDED AT THE EDINBURGH JAZZ FESTIVAL Artist David Murray Black Saint Quartet (David Murray – tenor saxophone, Lafayette Gilchrist – piano, Jaribu Shahid – bass, Hamid Drake – drums) Track Title Kiama for Obama Composer David Murray CD ROUND UP Artist Elephant9 (Ståle Storløkken – keyboards, Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen – bass, Torstein Lofthus - drums) Track Title Directions Composer Joe Zawinul Album Title Dodovoodoo Label Rune Grammofon LINK: www.myspace.com/elephant9theband Artist Curios (Tom Cawley – piano, Sam Burgess – bass, Joshua Blackmore – drums) Title Bradford Composer Tom Cawley Album Title Closer Label Impure Music LINKS: www.myspace.com/curiosband www.impuremusic.com DAVID MURRAY’S BLACK SAINT QUARTET RECORDED AT THE EDINBURGH JAZZ FESTIVAL 29TH JULY 2008 LINE UP: David Murray – tenor saxophone Lafayette Gilchrist – piano Jaribu Shahid – bass Hamid Drake – drums SET LIST: Kiama for Obama (David Murray) Banished (David Murray) Murray’s Steps (David Murray) Dreams (AKA Pierce City) (David Murray) LINK: www.myspace.com/davidmurraymusic POLITICS IN JAZZ SEGMENT – FEATURING DAVID MURRAY AND WADADA LEO SMITH MUSIC FEATURED: Artist Art Ensemble of Chicago (Lester Bowie – trumpet, Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, percussion, flute, Joseph Jarman – saxophones, bassoon, oboe, Malachi Favors – bass, drum, banjo) Track Title Reese Composer Roscoe Mitchell Album Title Reese and the Smooth Ones Label Sun Spots/ BYG Records Artist Art Ensemble of Chicago (Lester Bowie – trumpet, Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, percussion, flute, Joseph Jarman – saxophones, bassoon, oboe, Malachi Favors – bass, Don Moye – drums) Track Title People of Sorrow (part II) Composer Bowie, Jarman, Favors, Mitchell Album Title The Pathe Sessions: Americans Swinging in Paris Label EMI Artist Art Ensemble of Chicago (Lester Bowie – trumpet, Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, percussion, flute, Joseph Jarman – saxophones, bassoon, oboe, Malachi Favors – bass, Don Moye – drums) Track Title Variations Sur UN Theme de Monteverdi Composer Bowie, Jarman, Favors, Mitchell Label EMI Album Title The Pathe Sessions: Americans Swinging in Paris JEZ NELSON TALKS TO KEVIN LE’GENDRE AND VIJAY IYER ABOUT POLITICS IN JAZZ CD TRACK: Artist Vijay Iyer Track Title Macaca Please Composer Vijay Iyer Album Title Tragicomic Label Sunnyside Records LINKS: www.myspace.com/vijayiyer www.vijay-iyer.com EXCLUSIVE SOLO PERFORMANCE BY WADADA LEO SMITH RECORDED AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, 8TH AUGUST 2008 LINE UP: Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet SET LIST: Orange Trumpet (Wadada Leo Smith) Green Trumpet (Wadada Leo Smith) LINKS: http://music.calarts.edu/~wls/ www.myspace.com/wadadaleosmith RECOMMENDED FURTHER LISTENING: Artist – David Murray Black Saint Quartet Album – Sacred Ground (ft. Cassandra Wilson) Label – Justin Time (2007) Artist – Wadada Leo Smith Album – The Kabell Years (1971 -1979) Label – Tzadik (2004) Artist – Wadada Leo Smith Album – Red Sulphur Sky Label – Tzadik (2001)