Muses for Richard Davis

1970 studio album by Richard Davis

Muses for Richard Davis

Studio album by

Richard Davis

Released| 1970
Recorded| December 9, 1969
Studio| MPS Studio, Villingen, East Germany
Genre| Jazz
Label| MPS
MR 5002
Producer| Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Richard Davis chronology
| Heavy Sounds
(1967)  | Muses for Richard Davis
(1970)  | The Philosophy of the Spiritual
(1971)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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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* Richard Davis \- bass
* Freddie Hubbard \- trumpet
* Jimmy Knepper \- trombone
* Jerry Dodgion \- alto saxophone
* Eddie Daniels \- tenor saxophone
* Pepper Adams \- baritone saxophone
* Roland Hanna \- piano
* Louis Hayes \- drums

## 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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Richard Davis

Studio albums|

* Heavy Sounds [with Elvin Jones] (1967)
* Muses for Richard Davis (1969)
* The Philosophy of the Spiritual (1971)
* Dealin' (1973)
* Fancy Free (1977)
* Divine Gemini [with Walt Dickerson] (1977)
* Harvest (1979)
* Way Out West (1980)
* Tenderness [with Walt Dickerson] (1985)
* Persia My Dear (1987)

Live albums|

* Epistrophy & Now's the Time (1972)
* As One (1975)

Creative Construction Company|

* Creative Construction Company (1975)
* Creative Construction Company Vol. II (1976)

Related articles|

* Discography

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Pepper Adams

Albums as leader|

* Baritones and French Horns/Dakar (1957)
* Critics' Choice (1957)
* Pepper Adams Quintet (1957)
* The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams (1957)
* The Pepper-Knepper Quintet (1958)
* Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1963)
* Mean What You Say (1966)
* Encounter! (1968)
* Ephemera (1973)
* Julian (1975)
* Twelfth & Pingree (1975)
* Baritone Madness (1977)
* Reflectory (1978)
* Be-Bop?
* The Master (1980)
* Urban Dreams (1981)
* California Cookin' (1983)
* Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session (1983)
* Generations (1985)
* The Adams Effect (1985)

With Donald Byrd|

* 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (1958)
* Off to the Races (1959)
* Byrd in Hand (1959)
* At the Half Note Cafe (1960)
* Motor City Scene (1960)
* Out of This World (1961)
* Chant (1961)
* The Cat Walk (1961)
* Royal Flush (1961)
* The Creeper (1967)

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Freddie Hubbard

Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.

Albums

leader

co-leader|

* Open Sesame (1960)
* Goin' Up (1960)
* Hub Cap (1961)
* Minor Mishap/Dedication! (Hubbard/Duke Pearson, 1961)
* Ready for Freddie (1961)
* The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
* Hub-Tones (1962)
* Here to Stay (1962)
* The Body & the Soul (1963)
* Breaking Point! (1964)
* Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with Jimmy Heath, 1965)
* The Night of the Cookers (1965)
* Blue Spirits (1965–66)
* Backlash (1966)
* High Blues Pressure (1967)
* A Soul Experiment (1968–69)
* The Black Angel (1969)
* The Hub of Hubbard (1970)
* Red Clay (1970)
* Straight Life (1970)
* Sing Me a Song of Songmy (with İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970)
* First Light (1971)
* Polar AC (1971–73)
* Sky Dive (1972)
* Keep Your Soul Together (1973)
* Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973)
* In Concert Volume Two (with Stanley Turrentine, 1974)
* High Energy (1974)
* Gleam (1975)
* Liquid Love (1975)
* Windjammer (1976)
* Bundle of Joy (1977)
* Super Blue (1978)
* The Love Connection (1979)
* Skagly (1979)
* Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980)
* The Alternate Blues (with Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson, 1980)
* The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Terry, Gillespie & Peterson, 1980)
* Born to Be Blue (1981)
* Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1981)
* Outpost (1981)
* Rollin' (1981)
* Splash (1981)
* Above & Beyond (1982)
* Back to Birdland (1982)
* Face to Face (with Oscar Peterson, 1982)
* Ride Like the Wind (1982)
* The Rose Tattoo (1983)
* Sweet Return (1983)
* Double Take (with Woody Shaw, 1985)
* Life Flight (1987)
* The Eternal Triangle (with Woody Shaw, 1987)
* Feel the Wind (with Art Blakey, 1988)
* Times Are Changing (1989)
* Topsy – Standard Book (1989)
* Bolivia (1990–91)
* At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles (1991)
* Live at Fat Tuesday's (1991)
* Blues for Miles (1992)
* MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (1994–95)
* New Colors (2000)
* On the Real Side (2007)

With Art
Blakey/The
Jazz
Messengers|

* Mosaic (1961)
* Buhaina's Delight (1961)
* Blues March (1961)
* Three Blind Mice (1961)
* Caravan (1962)
* Ugetsu (1963)
* Kyoto (1964)
* Free for All (1964)
* Golden Boy (1965)
* Soul Finger (1965)

With
Dexter
Gordon|

* Doin' Allright (1961)
* Clubhouse (1965)
* Generation (1973)
* The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)

With
Herbie
Hancock|

* Takin' Off (1962)
* Empyrean Isles (1964)
* Maiden Voyage (1965)
* Blow-Up (soundtrack album, 1966)
* V.S.O.P. (1977)
* V.S.O.P.: The Quintet (1977)
* V.S.O.P. Tempest in the Colosseum (1977)
* V.S.O.P. Live Under the Sky (1977)
* Round Midnight (soundtrack album, 1985)

With
Bobby
Hutcherson|

* Dialogue (1965)
* Components (1965)
* Knucklebean (1977)
* Highway One (1978)

With
Quincy
Jones|

* I Dig Dancers (1960)
* The Quintessence (1962)
* Golden Boy (1964)
* I/We Had a Ball (1964–65)
* Walking in Space (1969)
* Gula Matari (1970)

With
Wayne
Shorter|

* Wayning Moments (1961)
* Speak No Evil (1964)
* The Soothsayer (1965)
* The All Seeing Eye (1965)

With
others|

* The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966)
* The Other Side of Abbey Road (George Benson, 1969)
* Out of This World (Walter Benton, 1960)
* True Blue (Tina Brooks, 1960)
* God Bless the Child (Kenny Burrell, 1971)
* Cables' Vision (George Cables, 1979)
* Droppin' Things (Betty Carter, 1990)
* Free Jazz (Ornette Coleman, 1960)
* Olé Coltrane (John Coltrane, 1961)
* Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961)
* Ascension (John Coltrane, 1965)
* Muses for Richard Davis (1969)
* Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1960)
* Out to Lunch! (Eric Dolphy, 1964)
* Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960)
* Leaving This Planet (Charles Earland, 1973)
* Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967)
* Interplay (Bill Evans, 1962)
* Sonic Text (Joe Farrell, 1979)
* Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1960)
* Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
* Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962)
* Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Benny Golson, 1961)
* Pop + Jazz = Swing (Benny Golson, 1962)
* Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959)
* Sister Salvation (Slide Hampton, 1960)
* Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
* The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961)
* Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
* Big Band (Joe Henderson, 1996)
* Pax (Andrew Hill, 1965)
* Compulsion (Andrew Hill, 1965)
* Sunflower (Milt Jackson, 1972)
* Goodbye (Milt Jackson, 1973)
* 52nd Street (Billy Joel, 1978)
* Reg Strikes Back (Elton John, 1988)
* J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
* Echoes of an Era (Chaka Khan, 1982)
* Essence (John Lewis, 1960–62)
* Water Sign (Jeff Lorber, 1979)
* Doin' the Thang! (Ronnie Mathews, 1963)
* Bluesnik (Jackie McLean, 1961)
* MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1994)
* Fingerpickin' (Wes Montgomery, 1958)
* Roll Call (Hank Mobley, 1960)
* The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Oliver Nelson, 1961)
* Sweet Honey Bee (Duke Pearson, 1966)
* The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967)
* Contours (Sam Rivers, 1965)
* Drums Unlimited (Max Roach, 1965)
* East Broadway Run Down (Sonny Rollins, 1966)
* Numbers (Rufus, 1978)
* Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
* Giant Box (Don Sebesky, 1973)
* Sugar (Stanley Turrentine, 1970)
* Together (McCoy Tyner, 1978)
* Quartets 4 X 4 (McCoy Tyner, 1980)
* Soundscapes (Cedar Walton, 1980)
* Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston, 1960)
* Blue Moses (Randy Weston, 1972)

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