Octet Plays Trane is an album by the David Murray

David Murray (jazz musician)

David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...

 Octet released on the Justin Time

Justin Time Records

Justin Time Records, Inc. is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal. It was established in 1983 and specialises mostly in jazz and blues...

 label. Recorded in 1999 and released in 2000 the album and features performances by Murray, Rasul Siddick, Hugh Ragin

Hugh Ragin

Hugh Ragin is an American jazz trumpeter.Ragin was raised in Houston and began on trumpet when he was in eighth grade. After playing in the Houston All-City High School Orchestra, which toured the UK, he took his bachelor's in music education at the University of Houston and his master's in trumpet...

, Craig Harris

Craig S. Harris (trombonist)

Craig S. Harris is a Jazz trombonist and composer who has been a major figure in the jazz avant-garde movement since his stint with Sun Ra in 1976. Subsequently, Harris has worked with such notable jazz artists as Abdullah Ibrahim, David Murray, Lester Bowie, Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Muhal...

, James Spaulding, Ravi Best, D. D. Jackson

D. D. Jackson

D. D. Jackson is a Juno-Award-winning jazz pianist/composer and composer for film, t.v. and media whose work spans 12 CD’s as leader or co-leader featuring almost entirely original material...

, Mark Johnson and Jaribu Shahid. The album contains Murray's versions of compositions by John Coltrane

John Coltrane

John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...

 and is dedicated to Bob Thiele

Bob Thiele

Bob Thiele was an American record producer who worked on countless classic jazz albums and record labels.-Biography:...

.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "The proceedings wind down with an engaging 15-minute version of "A Love Supreme: Part 1: Acknowledgment" proving Murray has studied not only the music of John Coltrane, but like him insists on applying his individuality through his horn.".

Track listing

1. "Giant Steps" - 14:02
2. "Naima" - 7:34
3. "The Crossing" (Murray) - 10:33
4. "India" - 8:48
5. "Lazy Bird" - 13:06
6. "A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement" - 15:20

All compositions by John Coltrane except as indicated

• Recorded on April 30-May 1, 1999

Personnel

• David Murray
  David Murray (jazz musician)
  David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
  
   - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
• Rasul Siddik - trumpet
• Hugh Ragin
  Hugh Ragin
  Hugh Ragin is an American jazz trumpeter.Ragin was raised in Houston and began on trumpet when he was in eighth grade. After playing in the Houston All-City High School Orchestra, which toured the UK, he took his bachelor's in music education at the University of Houston and his master's in trumpet...
  
   - trumpet
• Ravi Best - trumpet
• Craig Harris
  Craig S. Harris (trombonist)
  Craig S. Harris is a Jazz trombonist and composer who has been a major figure in the jazz avant-garde movement since his stint with Sun Ra in 1976. Subsequently, Harris has worked with such notable jazz artists as Abdullah Ibrahim, David Murray, Lester Bowie, Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Muhal...
  
   - trombone
• James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
• D.D. Jackson - piano
• Mark Johnson - drums
• Jaribu Shahid - bass