Home Cooking in the UK

Home Cooking in the UK
Home Cooking in the UK
Live album by Sunny Murray
Released	2004
Recorded	April 2003
Venue	England
Genre	Free jazz
Label	Foghorn Records; FOGCD004
Producer	Tony Bevan
Sunny Murray chronology

Home Cooking in the UK is a live album by drummer Sunny Murray. It was recorded in April 2003 during a tour of England, and was released in 2004 by Foghorn Records. On the album, Murray is joined by saxophonist Tony Bevan and bassist John Edwards.^[1]

Reception

Writing for All About Jazz, Germein Linares praised the "subtleties and details" of Murray's playing, and commented: "The three tunes appear as spontaneous creations, with an overall mood and tone towards the mysterious and the unknown. In creating these settings, the music at times floats and soars with remarkable ease, assured by Murray's support and Bevan's hefty tone. Just as Murray can provide rhythm and flair as he engages and disengages the group, so does bassist Edwards, a pleasant surprise on Home Cooking in the UK. Often finding his own melody while maintaining the overall trajectory of the group, Edwards excels in these improvised scenes... a worthwhile experience for fans of Sunny Murray and connoisseurs of fine freedoms."^[2]

In a review for Paris Transatlantic, Nate Dorward described Bevan's and Edwards' playing on 'Split Lip' as "bouncing notes around like a rubber ball." Regarding 'Home Cooking', he commented: "Murray comes in on brushes, at which point Bevan starts punching out little riffs and things almost get swinging... he and Edwards get in a nice feedback loop, throwing increasingly agitated phrases at each other." 'Split Decision' is described as having "an r'n'b tinge... shades of David Murray as well as Ayler," with Murray "bashing away righteously." Dorward concluded: "Check it out."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sunny Murray, Tony Bevan, and John Edwards.

"Split Up" – 10:39
"Home Cooking" – 28:45
"Split Decision" – 10:21

Recorded in April 2003 during a tour of England.

Personnel

Sunny Murray – drums
Tony Bevan – tenor saxophone, bass saxophone
John Edwards – double bass

References

^ "Sunny Murray: Home Cooking in the UK". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
^ Linares, Germein (April 20, 2005). "Sunny Murray/John Edwards/Tony Bevan: Home Cooking In The UK". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
^ Dorward, Nate (September 2004). "Sunny Murray: Home Cooking in the UK". Paris Transatlantic. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

[1] "Sunny Murray: Home Cooking in the UK". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

[2] Linares, Germein (April 20, 2005). "Sunny Murray/John Edwards/Tony Bevan: Home Cooking In The UK". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

[3] Dorward, Nate (September 2004). "Sunny Murray: Home Cooking in the UK". Paris Transatlantic. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

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v t e Sunny Murray
Studio albums	Sonny's Time Now (1965) Sunny Murray (1966) Sunshine (1969) Big Chief (1969) Homage to Africa (1970) An Even Break (Never Give a Sucker) (1970) Sonic Liberation Front Meets Sunny Murray (2010) I Stepped Onto a Bee (2011)
Live albums	Charred Earth (1977) Live at Moers Festival (1979) Illuminators (1996) Homework (1997) We Are Not at the Opera (1998) Home Cooking in the UK (2004) Perles Noires (2005) The Gearbox Explodes! (2008) Boom Boom Cat (2011)