Dave McMurray – Grateful Deadication 2 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:03 minutes | 1,26 GB | Genre: Jazz
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Saxophonist Dave McMurray returns with Grateful Deadication 2, the follow-up to his acclaimed 2021 tribute album which once again finds the saxophonist reimagining the songs of the Grateful Dead with his gritty and soulful Detroit sound which draws upon jazz, pop, rock, soul, reggae, R&B, gospel, and more. Grateful Deadication 2 features special guests Jamey Johnson, Oteil Burbridge, Bob James, and Don Was on a collection of Dead favorites including “Truckin’,” “Scarlet Begonias,” and “China Cat Sunflower.”
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Dave McMurray – Music Is Life (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 54:42 minutes | 682 MB | Genre: Jazz
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On Dave McMurray’s Blue Note-debut, Music is Life, the Detroit native delivers a cohesive program of modern jazz that bristles with unalloyed soul. Joined by longtime collaborators Ibrahim Jones (bass), Ron Otis and Jeff Canady (drums), Music Is Life consists of 7 originals along with covers of songs by fellow Detroiters – George Clinton’s funk anthem “Atomic Dog” and the White Stripes’ rock hit “Seven Nation Army.” McMurray’s cemented his reputation for versatility by playing with a vast array of musicians including B.B. King, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Gladys Knight, Herbie Hancock and more.
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Dave McMurray – Grateful Deadication (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:00:33 minutes | 719 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records
Dave McMurray made his Blue Note debut in 2018 with Music Is Life, an album that focused largely on his own assertive original tunes. Now the saxophonist returns with Grateful Deadication, a cover album that turns one of the most celebrated catalogs in rock songwriting into a vehicle for his own jazz expression. McMurray transforms Grateful Dead favorites like “Fire on the Mountain,” “Dark Star, “Touch of Grey,” and “Franklin’s Tower,” and is joined by vocalist Bettye LaVette and Bob Weir and Wolf Bros on a sublime version of “Loser.”
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