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" Set to a sturdy reggae backing

the 1957 album not only introduces several Monk originals

and the material was excellent

a common pool of influences

The album features his then working band saxphonists Leo Johnson and Dave Young

Birdly Serenade AOTNLP042 " Set to a sturdyDavid Murray has been at the forefront of jazz for close to 50 years. Serving as a living link to the full range of jazz history, Murrays various groupsfrom his Octet to the World Saxophone Quartet to his Big Bandhave pushed the music forward while honoring all that has come before it. With the formation of his newest Quartetone of the jazz worlds revelations of 2024Murray has re emerged as a leading voice of the current state of the art. For his