Infotext: Dave McMurray – Grateful Deadication 2
28.03.2023
Dave McMurray
Grateful Deadication 2
Grateful Deadication 2
Blue Note Records / Universal Music
CD 00602455229502
VÖ: 19.05.2023
CD 00602455229502
VÖ: 19.05.2023
1. Playing in the Band
(Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter)
(Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter)
2. China Cat Sunflower
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
3. Bird Song
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
4. To Lay Me Down Featuring Jamey Johnson
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
5. Truckin’
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir)
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir)
6. The Other One
Featuring Bob James
(Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir)
(Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir)
7. If I Had the World to Give
Featuring Bob James
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
8. O Scarlet Begonias Featuring Oteil Burbridge
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
9. Crazy Fingers
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
(Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
Dave McMurray: Saxophone, Flute, Percussion
Ibrahim Jones: Acoustic Bass Guitar / Jeff Canady: Drums / Wayne Gerard: Guitar
Larry Fratangelo: Percussion / Luis Resto: Keyboards / Don Was: Acoustic Bass Guitar (Tracks 3, 4)
Bob James: Piano (Tracks 6, 7) / Jamey Johnson: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (Tracks 4)
Greg Leisz: Pedal Steel (Track 4) / Larry Campbell: Acoustic Guitar (Track 4)
Maurice O’Neal: Piano, Hammond B3 (Tracks 4, 5) / Oteil Burbridge: Vocals (Track 8)
Ibrahim Jones: Acoustic Bass Guitar / Jeff Canady: Drums / Wayne Gerard: Guitar
Larry Fratangelo: Percussion / Luis Resto: Keyboards / Don Was: Acoustic Bass Guitar (Tracks 3, 4)
Bob James: Piano (Tracks 6, 7) / Jamey Johnson: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (Tracks 4)
Greg Leisz: Pedal Steel (Track 4) / Larry Campbell: Acoustic Guitar (Track 4)
Maurice O’Neal: Piano, Hammond B3 (Tracks 4, 5) / Oteil Burbridge: Vocals (Track 8)
Als Saxofonist Dave McMurrays Album „Grateful Dedication“ 2021 erschien, horchten nicht nur Jazzhörer auf, denn hier hatte erstmals ein Souljazz-Musiker bekannte Titel der legendären Band Grateful Dead zur Basis eines Albums gemacht. Die 1965 gegründete Rockband aus San Francisco um den charismatischen Frontmann Jerry Garcia gilt als Ikone der amerikanischen Gegenkultur und eine der ersten Bands des Psychedelic Rock.
Grateful Dead meet Soul Jazz – das funktionierte erstaunlich gut! Jetzt macht McMurray es wie Hollywood und legt mit „Grateful Dedication 2“ ein Sequel zum Vorgängeralbum auf. Die Gaststars sind diesmal Jamey Johnson, Oteil Burbridge, Bob James und Blue-Note-Chef Don Was am Bass.
INFO
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.”
“My most recent journey into Grateful Dead world began when my Detroit band and I traveled to Clubhouse Studios in Upstate New York,” says McMurray. “It’s a beautiful place, surrounded by lots of open land, and filled with vintage equipment. With master engineer Elliot Scheiner in tow, and four days and nights with only creating music on the brain, the vibe was just right. The result is a dark, sparse, emotional ride into the minds of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and the Grateful Dead… Detroit style.”
“Reflecting upon when he first heard the Grateful Dead, McMurray says “The long-form, odd measures and complex chords of the music hooked me immediately. I noticed the songs had great melodies yet held the openness of Miles Davis’ Electric Period. The music was catchy, psychedelic, raw, with the idea that nobody solos/everybody solos—akin to Weather Report. The more I listened, the more I knew these songs would eventually become a vehicle for my jazz expression.”
“My most recent journey into Grateful Dead world began when my Detroit band and I traveled to Clubhouse Studios in Upstate New York,” says McMurray. “It’s a beautiful place, surrounded by lots of open land, and filled with vintage equipment. With master engineer Elliot Scheiner in tow, and four days and nights with only creating music on the brain, the vibe was just right. The result is a dark, sparse, emotional ride into the minds of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and the Grateful Dead… Detroit style.”
“Reflecting upon when he first heard the Grateful Dead, McMurray says “The long-form, odd measures and complex chords of the music hooked me immediately. I noticed the songs had great melodies yet held the openness of Miles Davis’ Electric Period. The music was catchy, psychedelic, raw, with the idea that nobody solos/everybody solos—akin to Weather Report. The more I listened, the more I knew these songs would eventually become a vehicle for my jazz expression.”
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