Children (David Murray album)

Children
Studio album by David Murray
Released	1984
Recorded	October 27 & November 15, 1984
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:09
Label	Black Saint
Producer	David Murray
David Murray chronology
Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 (1984) Children (1984) New Life (1985)

Children is the eighth album by David Murray to be released on the Italian Black Saint label. It was released in 1984 and features performances by Murray, James "Blood" Ulmer, Don Pullen, Lonnie Plaxico and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.^[1]

The album was identified by Chris Kelsey in his Allmusic essay "Free Jazz: A Subjective History" as one of the 20 Essential Free Jazz Albums.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The somewhat noisy performances are pretty spontaneous and, thanks to Pullen's rhythmic style, a little more accessible than one might expect, despite being quite adventurous.".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "David's Tune" - 11:43
2. "Death" - 7:15
3. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 14:54
4. "Tension" - 8:17

All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

• • Recorded at Vanguard Studios, NYC, October 27 and November 15, 1984

Personnel

• David Murray - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
• James Blood Ulmer - guitar
• Don Pullen - piano
• Lonnie Plaxico - bass
• Marvin "Smitty" Smith - percussion

References