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Home is the fourth album by David Murray to be released on the Italian Black Saint label and the second to feature his Octet. It was released in 1982 and features performances by Murray, Henry Threadgill, Olu Dara, Lawrence "Butch" Morris, George Lewis, Anthony Davis, Wilbur Morris and Steve McCall.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "both Ming and Home display an excellent balance between written material and solos by a distinguished group of sidemen".[4]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "All of the brilliant players have their opportunities to make strong contributions to Murray's five originals (best known of which is "3-D Family"), and the leader's writing is consistently colorful and unpredictable. Recommended.".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Home" - 5:58
  2. "Santa Barbara and Crenshaw Follies" - 7:30
  3. "Choctaw Blues" - 7:20
  4. "Last of the Hipmen" - 9:12
  5. "3-D Family" - 8:35

All compositions by David Murray

  • Recorded at Right Track Recording Studios, NYC, October 31 & November 1, 1981

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Black Saint catalogue
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "David Murray". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1059. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2011
  4. ^ a b Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 150. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)