Featuring dates from the '70s for Muse (originally on LP), Jazz Standards is not a complete or comprehensive collection of Mark Murphy's very best recordings for the label. But it's a good overview of his middle career, he's in fine voice, and the backup players are first-rate. There's only one of his originals, but many of his inventive lyrics to standards are here, along with other modern jazz pieces. The standouts are McCoy Tyner's "Effendi" (in F and D), Lee Morgan's "Ceora" (as "Ceora Lives"), the all-time classic ...
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Featuring dates from the '70s for Muse (originally on LP), Jazz Standards is not a complete or comprehensive collection of Mark Murphy's very best recordings for the label. But it's a good overview of his middle career, he's in fine voice, and the backup players are first-rate. There's only one of his originals, but many of his inventive lyrics to standards are here, along with other modern jazz pieces. The standouts are McCoy Tyner's "Effendi" (in F and D), Lee Morgan's "Ceora" (as "Ceora Lives"), the all-time classic "Bijou," Sonny Rollins' swaggering "Doxy," and Thelonious Monk's poignant "Ask Me Now." Missing (save "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat") are his immortal Bop for Kerouac sessions, which stand alone, but there's plenty in this two-CD, 26-track collection to show how Murphy had matured, and how fertile his mind was. Recommended, if you can find it. ~ Michael G. Nastos, Rovi
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Add this copy of Jazz Standards to cart. $8.96, very good condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by 32 Jazz Records.
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Very Good. Size: 5x5x0; This item is in very good condition with all original artwork and materials. Outer cardboard slipcase has some wear. The discs may have light superficial marks that do not affect play.
