Creole is an album by 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:...

 released on the Justin Time label. Recorded in 1997 and released in 1998 the album features performances by Murray with Michel Cilla, Max Cilla, Ray Drummond

Ray Drummond

Ray Drummond is a jazz bassist and teacher. He also has an MBA from Stanford University, hence his linkage to the Stanford Jazz Workshop...

, Billy Jabali Hart, D.D. Jackson, Klod Kiavue, François Landreseau, Gérard Lockel, and James Newton

James Newton

James W. Newton is an American jazz flautist, composer, and conductor.-Biography:From his earliest years, James Newton grew up immersed in the sounds of African American music, including urban blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel. In his early teens he played electric bass guitar, alto saxophone,...

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Tim Sheridan awarded the album 3 stars stating "Celebrating the Caribbean spirit through bold rhythms and atonal experiment, this disc is for the most part an intriguing effort. While the "noodling" is not for everyone's taste, there are many beautiful moments throughout.".

Track listing

1. "Blue Muse" (Irving, Murray) - 8:59
2. "Evidence" (Murray) - 5:58
3. "One World Family" (Awadi, Barry, Gaye, Murray) - 8:42
4. "Too Many Hungry People" (Irving) - 5:16
5. "Chant Africain" (Traditional) - 6:59
6. "Abdoul Aziz Sy" (Dieuf Dieul, Gaye) - 6:29
7. "Village Urbana" (Awadi, Barry, Irving) - 7:15
8. "Thilo" (Dieuf Dieul, Gaye) - 6:20
   • Recorded October 19 & 20, 1997 in Martinique

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
• Michel Cilla - dibass drum, voice
• Max Cilla - flute des mornes
• Ray Drummond
  Ray Drummond
  Ray Drummond is a jazz bassist and teacher. He also has an MBA from Stanford University, hence his linkage to the Stanford Jazz Workshop...
  
   - bass
• Billy Jabali Hart - drums
• D.D. Jackson - piano
• Klod Kiavue - ka drum, percussion and voice
• François Landreseau - ka drum and voice (on track 05)
• Gérard Lockel - guitar
• James Newton
  James Newton
  James W. Newton is an American jazz flautist, composer, and conductor.-Biography:From his earliest years, James Newton grew up immersed in the sounds of African American music, including urban blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel. In his early teens he played electric bass guitar, alto saxophone,...
  
  - flute