MX
Studio album by
David Murray
Released1993
RecordedSeptember 25, 1992
GenreJazz
Length60:51
LabelRed Baron Records
ProducerBob Thiele
David Murray chronology
Picasso
(1993) 		MX
(1993) 		The Jazzpar Prize
(1993)

MX is an album by David Murray released on the Red Baron label in 1993. It features performances by Murray, Ravi Coltrane, Bobby Bradford, John Hicks, Fred Hopkins and Victor Lewis. The album is dedicated to the memory of Malcolm X.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz [4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[5]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.[3]

Track listing

  1. "MX" (Osser, Theile) - 5:19
  2. "Icarus" - 8:29
  3. "El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz" - 8:24
  4. "A Dream Deferred" (Osser, Thiele) - 6:52
  5. "Blues For X" (Osser, Thiele) - 13:08
  6. "Hicks Time" (Hicks) - 10:22
  7. "Harlemite" - 8:17
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
  • Recorded September 25, 1992, NYC

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "David Murray - MX (Dedicated to the Memory of Malcolm X)". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "David Murray discography". JazzLists. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ^ a b AllMusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 1118.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 642.
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