Sunny Murray

James Marcellus Arthur " Sunny" Murray is a Batteur of Jazz born the September 21st 1936 in Idabel, Oklahoma, the United States.

Biography

It settles with New York in 1957 and works with traditional musicians like Henry Red Allen or Willie " The Lion" Smith before integrating the trio of Cecil Taylor in 1960. One also hears it at the sides of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman or archie Shepp.

After some rounds and short stays with the Denmark in the Years 1960, it settles in France 1968 with 1972. During these stays in Europe, he plays with Albert Ayler, Alan Silva, Lester Bowie, Dave Burrell, but also Michel Portal and Barney Wilen. Of return to New York, it takes share with the Loft Movement , before ceasing any professional practice of the music of 1979 with 1987. In 1989 it returns to France, sign with IACP and plays and records with the saxophonist Richard Raux, the pianist Curtis Clark, Mischa Mengelberg and David Murray.

Sunny Murray belongs to the vagueness of American black musicians left in direction France at the end of the Sixties. These musicians made the choice leave hostile America to gain a Europe more opened definitely with the avant-garde… Véritable head of the Free jazz, he played with largest of the old circuit and points out the joys of the to us Big band of antan and of talented the Improvisation S in Paris… Its play of battery brought a considerable to the free jazz and very invaluable help to the level of the consideration of the instrument within the formation. Regarded as one of the largest beater of jazz ( bandleader ), its innovating and powerful technique influenced and influences still generations of beaters jazz.

Some discs

Cecil Taylor: Nefertiti (1962)
archie Shepp: Consequences (1964)
David Murray: Wild Flowers, the New York Loft Jazz Sessions (1976)

Under its name:

Sunny Murray : Sonny' S Time now (1965)
Sunny Murray: 13 Steps one Knell (1995)
Sunny Murray: Acute/Serious - Margin 11 (1979)

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