Speaking_in_Tongues_(David_Murray_album)

<i>Speaking in Tongues</i> (David Murray album)

Speaking in Tongues (David Murray album)

1999 studio album by David Murray

Speaking in Tongues is an album by David Murray.[1][2] It was released on the Canadian Justin Time label. Recorded in 1997 and released in 1999, the album contains performances by Murray with Fontella Bass, Leopoldo F. Fleming, Stanley Franks, Clarence 'Pookie' Jenkins, Ranzell Merritt, Jimane Nelson, and Hugh Ragin.[3]

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Heather Phares stated: "Speaking in Tongues features more intuitive, forward-thinking work from this challenging saxophonist and his band."[4] Mother Jones deemed the album "spirituals ... interpreted with a heavy dose of electrified soul."[5]

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Track listing

  1. "How I Got Over" (Ward) – 5:39
  2. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional) – 9:33
  3. "Jimane's Creation" (Nelson) – 6:29
  4. "Missionary" (Murray) – 11:43
  5. "Don't Know What I Would Do" (Traditional) – 8:44
  6. "Amazing Grace" (Newton) – 5:53
  7. "Blessed Assurance" (Traditional) – 4:31
  8. "A Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) – 4:22
  • Recorded December 5, 1997

Personnel

  • David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Fontella Bass – vocals
  • Leopoldo F. Fleming – percussion
  • Stanley Franks – guitar
  • Clarence 'Pookie' Jenkins – electric bass
  • Ranzell Merritt – drums
  • Jimane Nelson – organ, piano, synthesizers
  • Hugh Ragin – trumpet

References

  1. [1]
    "Music | Speaking in tongues". bostonphoenix.com.
  2. [2]
    Harrison, Thomas; Harrison, Thomas R. (June 30, 2011). Music of the 1990s. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313379420 – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    Justin Time calogue accessed November 26, 2008.
  4. [4]
    Phares, H. AllMusic Review accessed September 8, 2011
  5. [5]
    "Music". Mother Jones Magazine. Mother Jones. August 23, 1999 – via Google Books.
  6. [6]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1060. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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