Hope Scope
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hope Scope |
| type | Album |
| artist | David Murray Octet |
| cover | Hope Scope.jpg |
| released | 1991 |
| recorded | May 12, 1987 |
| A & R Recording Studios, New York City | |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 43:28 |
| label | Black Saint |
| 12 0139 | |
| producer | David Murray |
| chronology | David Murray |
| prev_title | The Hill |
| prev_year | 1986 |
| next_title | The Healers |
| next_year | 1987 |
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| name = Hope Scope | type = Album | artist = David Murray Octet | cover = Hope Scope.jpg | alt = | released = 1991 | recorded = May 12, 1987 A & R Recording Studios, New York City | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 43:28 | label = Black Saint 12 0139 | producer = David Murray | chronology = David Murray | prev_title = The Hill | prev_year = 1986 | next_title = The Healers | next_year = 1987
Hope Scope is an album by David Murray's Octet recorded in 1987 and be released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1991. It features Murray's Octet and includes performances by Murray, Rasul Siddik, Hugh Ragin, Craig Harris, James Spaulding, Dave Burrell, Wilber Morris and Ralph Peterson, Jr.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "This spirited set has tributes to Ben Webster and Lester Young but is at its best when the full ensemble (trumpeters Hugh Ragin and Rasul Siddik, trombonist Craig Harris, altoist James Spaulding, pianist Dave Burrell, bassist Wilber Morris and drummer Ralph Peterson, Jr., along with the leader on tenor and bass clarinet) get to improvise together. This is one of their strongest all-round recordings with 'Hope Scope' being a particular highpoint." | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |rev2score =
Track listing
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
- "Ben" - 7:41
- "Same Places New Faces" (Craig Harris) - 9:03
- "Hope Scope" - 8:23
- "Lester" - 8:27
- "Thabo" (Ralph Peterson, Jr.) - 9:54
Personnel
- David Murray - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- Rasul Siddik - trumpet
- Hugh Ragin - trumpet
- Craig Harris - trombone
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone
- Dave Burrell - piano
- Wilber Morris - bass
- Ralph Peterson, Jr. - drums
References
References
- [http://go54321.tripod.com/dm/session3.html David Murray Sessionography: 1985-1989], accessed July 10, 2014
- Yanow, S. [http://allmusic.com/album/hope-scope-r144499/review Allmusic Review] accessed July 9, 2011
- (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
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