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Songbook gives Mark Murphy fans a generous 32 songs ranging from 1972-1991. Not unlike its artist, Songbook is unorthodox. The two CDs in the set both start at the earliest tracks and end on the later ones. The work included here makes that a minor complaint. Not coincidentally, this compilation has Murphy coming into his own (around the early '70s) as a dramatic and often flawless stylist. David Crosby's pensive-to-a-fault "Triad" is so immediate and bracing that Murphy all but puts you in the living room with him and them. "How Are You Dreaming?," "No More," and "Again" are all emotional and perfectly sung songs from the same period. As his career proved, Songbook shows that Murphy got better as he went along. A phenomenal 1978 take on "We'll Be Together Again" has Murphy creating a sense of anger and longing few singers could even fathom. Unlike many sets, Songbook assiduously explores Murphy's catalog and infallibly gets the definitive performances. Brazil Song, from 1983, offers a gorgeous reading of "The Island" and a tough, sped-up cover of "Nothing Will Be as It Was Tomorrow." With 32 songs, Songbook does run into a few clunkers. On "Bridges" and "All of My Tomorrows," Murphy sounds distracted if not totally disinterested. Of the later tracks, 1990's "I Fall in Love Too Easily" stands out due to Murphy's poise, what he doesn't reveal, and the beautiful arrangement (particularly the synthesizers). Songbook, mastered by Gene Paul and compiled by Michael Bourne, is an excellent compilation that presents some of the finest and sometimes most emotionally draining of one of music's most talented and eclectic singers.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Herman Hupfeld, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Bob Russell, Composer - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Camarata, Composer
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Dorcas Cochran, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Lionel Newman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Carl Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Laine, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Arthur Kent, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - REDD EVANS, ComposerLyricist - Dave Mann, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Parks, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Jerome Kern, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Frank Eyton, ComposerLyricist - Robert Sour, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Green, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Duke, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Gene Lees, ComposerLyricist - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - NEWTON MENDONCA, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Marilyn Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Alan Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - IVAN LINS, ComposerLyricist - VITOR MARTINS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Milton Nascimento, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Ronaldo Bastos, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Milton Nascimento, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
David Raksin, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Robert Graham, ComposerLyricist - Bickley Reichmer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Matt Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Thomas John Higgenson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
DISC 2
Michael Colombier, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Paul Williams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
JAMES TAYLOR, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
David Crosby, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Bob Crewe, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
JOHN GUERIN, ComposerLyricist - Michael Franks, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
JOHNNY MANDEL, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Paul Williams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
JOSEF MYROW, Composer - KIM GANNON, Author - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Milton Nascimento, ComposerLyricist - Fernando Brant, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Dave Frishberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Adolph Green, ComposerLyricist - Betty Comden, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Jule Styne, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Author - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - James Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Billy Reid, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Kaye, Composer
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Mark Murphy, MainArtist - Duncan Lamont, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Mark Murphy, MainArtist
℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
Album review
Songbook gives Mark Murphy fans a generous 32 songs ranging from 1972-1991. Not unlike its artist, Songbook is unorthodox. The two CDs in the set both start at the earliest tracks and end on the later ones. The work included here makes that a minor complaint. Not coincidentally, this compilation has Murphy coming into his own (around the early '70s) as a dramatic and often flawless stylist. David Crosby's pensive-to-a-fault "Triad" is so immediate and bracing that Murphy all but puts you in the living room with him and them. "How Are You Dreaming?," "No More," and "Again" are all emotional and perfectly sung songs from the same period. As his career proved, Songbook shows that Murphy got better as he went along. A phenomenal 1978 take on "We'll Be Together Again" has Murphy creating a sense of anger and longing few singers could even fathom. Unlike many sets, Songbook assiduously explores Murphy's catalog and infallibly gets the definitive performances. Brazil Song, from 1983, offers a gorgeous reading of "The Island" and a tough, sped-up cover of "Nothing Will Be as It Was Tomorrow." With 32 songs, Songbook does run into a few clunkers. On "Bridges" and "All of My Tomorrows," Murphy sounds distracted if not totally disinterested. Of the later tracks, 1990's "I Fall in Love Too Easily" stands out due to Murphy's poise, what he doesn't reveal, and the beautiful arrangement (particularly the synthesizers). Songbook, mastered by Gene Paul and compiled by Michael Bourne, is an excellent compilation that presents some of the finest and sometimes most emotionally draining of one of music's most talented and eclectic singers.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 02:26:45
- Main artists: Mark Murphy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Savoy
- Genre: Jazz
© 1999 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1999 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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