Muses for Richard Davis

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Muses for Richard Davis
Studio album by
Released1970
RecordedDecember 9, 1969
StudioMPS Studio, Villingen, East Germany
GenreJazz
LabelMPS
MR 5002
ProducerJoachim-Ernst Berendt
Richard Davis chronology
Heavy Sounds
(1967)
Muses for Richard Davis
(1970)
The Philosophy of the Spiritual
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
DownBeat[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Muses for Richard Davis is the debut album by bassist Richard Davis recorded in 1969 and released on the German MPS label.[4][5]

Reception

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Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with a review stating, "It's a meeting of post-bop titans who not only know how to play, but also how to play together".[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Milktrain" (Jimmy Knepper) - 6:03
  2. "A Child is Born" (Thad Jones) - 5:00
  3. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 9:25
  4. "What Is It?" (Pepper Adams) - 7:00
  5. "Muses for Richard Davis" (Roland Hanna) - 5:00
  6. "Toe Tail Moon" (Jerry Dodgion) - 4:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review, accessed August 30, 2013
  2. ^ Birnbaum, Larry (January 1980). "Richard Davis and the Jazz Wave: Muses for Richard Davis". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 1. pp. 43–44.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 59. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ MPS Records discography accessed August 29, 2013
  5. ^ Richard Davis discography accessed August 29, 2013

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