Shakill's II
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Shakill's II is an album by David Murray
released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1994 and features eight quartet performances by Murray with Stanley Franks
, Don Pullen
, and Andrew Cyrille
. The album is a follow-up to Shakill's Warrior
(1991).
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:...
released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1994 and features eight quartet performances by Murray with Stanley Franks
Stanley Franks
Stanley Franks is a defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Franks signed as a free agent to the Lions practice roster on October 27, 2009. Prior to the 2010 season, Franks won the job as starting defensive halfback. Prior to his time with the Lions, he played for the af2...
, Don Pullen
Don Pullen
Don Pullen was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed masterworks ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz...
, and Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Charles Cyrille is an avant-garde jazz drummer.Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, New York into a family with a mother from Haiti. He began studying science at St...
. The album is a follow-up to Shakill's Warrior
Shakill's Warrior
Shakill's Warrior is an album by David Murray released on the DIW/Columbia label. It was released in 1991 and features eight quartet performances by Murray with Stanley Franks, Don Pullen, and Andrew Cyrille.-Reception:...
(1991).
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.Track listing
- "The Sixth Sense" (Dean, PullenDon PullenDon Pullen was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed masterworks ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz...
) - 11:24 - "Blues Somewhere" (MorrisButch MorrisLawrence D. "Butch" Morris is an American jazz cornetist, composer and conductor.-Biography:Before his musical career, Morris served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
) - 8:49 - "For Cynthia" (Connell) - 8:25
- "Shakill's II ...My Son Mingus in the Poconos" (Murray) - 11:11
- "Crazy Tales" (WhiteBill White-Politics:* Bill White – former mayor of the city of Houston and a candidate for the Texas gubernatorial election in 2010...
) - 6:52 - "One for the Don" (Pullen) - 8:15
- "1529 Gunn Street" (Pullen) - 6:52
- Recorded October 5 & 6, 1993
Personnel
- David MurrayDavid 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 - Don PullenDon PullenDon Pullen was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed masterworks ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz...
- organ - Stanley FranksStanley FranksStanley Franks is a defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Franks signed as a free agent to the Lions practice roster on October 27, 2009. Prior to the 2010 season, Franks won the job as starting defensive halfback. Prior to his time with the Lions, he played for the af2...
- guitar - Andrew CyrilleAndrew CyrilleAndrew Charles Cyrille is an avant-garde jazz drummer.Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, New York into a family with a mother from Haiti. He began studying science at St...
- drums