Grateful Deadication Dave McMurray

• 1 Fire On The Mountain 06:07
• 2 Dark Star 07:34
• 3 Loser 06:36
• 4 Estimated Prophet 06:57
• 5 Eyes Of The World 07:09
• 6 The Eleven 05:36
• 7 Touch of Grey 05:32
• 8 Touch of Grey (Instrumental) 01:56
• 9 Franklin's Tower 06:27
• 10 The Music Never Stopped 06:26
• Total Runtime 01:00:20

Info for Grateful Deadication

Evergreens der legendären Grateful Dead hat Saxophonist Dave McMurray zur Basis seines aktuellen Albums gemacht. Grateful Dead meet Soul Jazz – das funktioniert erstaunlich gut!

Die 1965 gegründete Rockband aus San Francisco um den charismatischen Frontmann Jerry Garcia gilt als Ikone der amerikanischen Gegenkultur und eine der ersten Bands des Psychedelic Rock. Auf seinem 2018 erschienenen Blue Note-Debüt „Music Is Life“ glänzte Dave McMurray mit eigenen Stücken, jetzt kehrt der Saxophonist mit „Grateful Deadication“ zurück, einem Cover-Album, das Perlen aus einem der berühmtesten Kataloge des Rock in Jazz verwandelt.

Grateful Dead-Favoriten wie „Fire on the Mountain“, „Dark Star“, „Touch of Grey“ und „Franklin’s Tower“ gehören ebenso zu den Highlights des Albums wie Gastauftritte von Sängerin Bettye LaVette und Grateful-Dead-Gitarrist Bob Weir.

Dave McMurray, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute (tracks 5, 8, 10), keyboards, percussion
Ibrahim Jones, bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
Don Was, bass (track 3)
Jeff Canady, drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Jay Lane, drums (track 3)
Wayne Gerard, guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Bob Weir, guitar (track 3)
Greg Leisz, guitar (track 3)
Larry Fratangelo, percussion (tracks 1, 5, 8, 9, 10)
Sowande Keita, percussion (track 2)
Maurice O’Neal, keyboards & organ (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Jeff Chimenti, keyboards (track 3)
Luis Resto, piano (tracks 1, 5)
Bettye LaVette, vocals (track 3)
Herschel Boone, vocals (track 7)

Dave McMurray
Held in high regard, Detroit Dave McMurray is multi-instrumentalist, who combines his mastery of the tenor, soprano and alto saxophones with his talents of the flute, keyboards, and percussion to producee an ideal blend of musical genius.

With five (5) CD's to his credit, McMurray is currently a mainstay as musical director and featured solist with Motown R&B artist KEM. He is also currently touring as featuring saxophonist with Kid Rock. He has toured with the like of Bob James, Was (Not Was), Chuck Loeb and toured Europe with Geri Allen's electric band. He has recorded with Gladys Knight, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, and Bootsy Collins. His truly a musician's musician.

Dave's first CD under his own name was released in 1996. The Dave McMurray sho on Warner Bros. US. It was an adventure in the playground of R&B, Hip Hop and Jazz. The pivotal point in McMurray's musical development arose when he joined the group Was (Not Was), whose freestyle approach enabled McMurray to cross genres with inspired vision. McMurrays work with the group led to performances on the Don Was produced Backbeat soundtrack; The B-52's Good Work; and the Rolling Stones' Voodoo Lounge.

McMurray released and produced his second album entitle Peace of Mind on the Hip Bop Label in 1999. It contains eleven original compositions with include contributions from special guests Bob James, Don and David Was and guitarist Mark Whitfield. The Peace of Mind project allowed McMurray to fully demonstrate his talents as a writer, producer, and musician following many years of working with artists such as Iggy Pop, Bob James, Nancy Wilson, Patti Smith, Cheb Khalib and Freddie Jackson to name a few.

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