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This early-'60s effort, not Murphy's first but still pretty early in his discographical canon, has worn well over the years. Credit of course can be lavished on the vocalist himself, who didn't sound like this 20 years later, although every stage of his developing vocal chops has been interesting to be sure. On tracks such as "Green Dolphin Street," he dives into the rhythm with the relaxed calm of an expert. And when the result can be the harebrained complexity of "Twisted" or the funky timing of "Doodlin'," the wisdom of letting the experts handle the hard work has never been more apparent. But this is not just Murphy's display. The undersung Ernie Wilkins was working behind the scenes on combo and orchestra arrangements and came up with some effective and fun charts, expertly matching horn soloists such as the contrasting trumpeters Clark Terry and Blue Mitchell or embellishing the medium tones of Murphy's voice with the striking tone of Melba Liston's trombone. And what a rhythm section! This is really all Murphy has ever needed to get off, or at least that's what he wants his fans to believe, and in this case listeners have either Wynton Kelly or Bill Evans on piano. Either one is fine; both have been road-tested by maestro Miles Davis. Likewise for drummer Jimmy Cobb, whose cymbal flair keeps the time going on "Stopping the Clock" and whose tom-tom caresses and snare drum flutter literally do launch "Out of This World." This fine album is the result of several different recording sessions that clicked perfectly, produced and edited with taste by Orrin Keepnews.
© Eugene Chadbourne /TiVo
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Matt Dennis, Composer - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Earl K. Brent, Author
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Ned Washington, Author - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Bronislaw Kaper, Composer
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Král, ComposerLyricist - Fran Landesman, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Frances Landesman, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Thomas J. Wolf Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Floyd Huddleston, ComposerLyricist - McIntyre, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Miles Davis, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Jon Hendricks, Author - Horace Silver, Composer - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Neal Hefti, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Wardell Gray, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - ARTHUR ROSS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Bart Howard, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Joe McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Mark Murphy, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
This early-'60s effort, not Murphy's first but still pretty early in his discographical canon, has worn well over the years. Credit of course can be lavished on the vocalist himself, who didn't sound like this 20 years later, although every stage of his developing vocal chops has been interesting to be sure. On tracks such as "Green Dolphin Street," he dives into the rhythm with the relaxed calm of an expert. And when the result can be the harebrained complexity of "Twisted" or the funky timing of "Doodlin'," the wisdom of letting the experts handle the hard work has never been more apparent. But this is not just Murphy's display. The undersung Ernie Wilkins was working behind the scenes on combo and orchestra arrangements and came up with some effective and fun charts, expertly matching horn soloists such as the contrasting trumpeters Clark Terry and Blue Mitchell or embellishing the medium tones of Murphy's voice with the striking tone of Melba Liston's trombone. And what a rhythm section! This is really all Murphy has ever needed to get off, or at least that's what he wants his fans to believe, and in this case listeners have either Wynton Kelly or Bill Evans on piano. Either one is fine; both have been road-tested by maestro Miles Davis. Likewise for drummer Jimmy Cobb, whose cymbal flair keeps the time going on "Stopping the Clock" and whose tom-tom caresses and snare drum flutter literally do launch "Out of This World." This fine album is the result of several different recording sessions that clicked perfectly, produced and edited with taste by Orrin Keepnews.
© Eugene Chadbourne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:42
- Main artists: Mark Murphy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Riverside
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
- Collection: Keepnews Collection
© 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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