Margy Pargy is a studio album

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 released by jazz

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 pianist

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 Dave Burrell

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. It was released on March 9, 2005 by Splasc Records. It is a solo album

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 and, in contrast, a week later the album "After Love

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After Love is a compilation live album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was released on March 15, 2005 by Universal International. A week earlier, the solo album Margy Pargy by Burrell was released. The two songs were recorded during the "legendary Parisian sessions of 1969-1970"...

" was released, which featured collaborations with such jazz

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 greats as Roscoe Mitchell

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, Don Moye

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 (both from the Art Ensemble of Chicago

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) and Ron Miller

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Track listing

1. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Warren) — 6:28
2. "Expansion" (Burrell) — 8:00
3. "DB Blues" (Burrell) — 5:49
4. "Prelude to Crucifado" (Burrell) — 2:27
5. "Crucifado" (Burrell) — 4:58
6. "Margy Pargy" (Burrell) — 6:52
7. "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) — 9:00
8. "My Foolish Heart" (Young) — 4:15
9. "So in Love" (Porter
   Cole Porter
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   ) — 3:43

Personnel

• Dave Burrell — piano
  Piano
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• Pete Kercher, Giacomo Pellicciotti - liner notes
• Luigi Naro - graphic design
• Luciano Rossetti - photography, cover photo
• Peppo Spagnoli - producer
• Giuseppe Emmanuele - engineer

Reception

Allaboutjazz.com reviewer Rex Butters comments that Burrell "reaches effortlessly through time to retrieve all flavors of the blues" to create an album that is "boasting reverent roots as well as forward vision."