BeBop Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/c...ack=1&cset=true This LA Times obit doesn't really do the man justice. I know him principally from his 12 Tones For Saxophones thing fromthe 50s. (Part of a three-LP Gene Norman set on Vogue, as I recall.) Worth hearing. Apologies if I have details wrong. I'm doing this from memory. Corrections welcome! Another bio: http://www.jazzconnectionmag.com/billy_may...e_july_2000.htm http://www.jazzconnectionmag.com/Larry%20O...n%20Article.htm And a recording: http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Pr...afeed.269754_CD Personnel: Lyle Murphy (conductor); Russ Cheever (soprano & alto saxophones, flute); Buddy Collette (alto & tenor saxophones, flute, clarinet); Abe Most (alto saxophone, flute, clarinet); Jack Dumont (alto saxophone, clarinet); Chuck Gentry (baritone saxophone, bass & contrabass clarinets); Andre Previn (piano); Curtis Counce (bass); Shelly Manne (drums). Recorded in Los Angeles, California on August 16 & October 11, 1955. Looks pretty 1950s West Coast to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 boy, what an influential, kind man to generations of musicians. he had, obviously, an enormous following in the los angeles area for decades. my ex-husband studied with him in the 70s. amazing that spud was able to continue being active until age 96! i saw him attending a jazz concert at cal state l.a. earlier this year. r.i.p., spud murphy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 That's more sad news! This is another website about him: Spud Murphy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Found this, Jazz Journal International (UK), March 1995: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 at some point, about 7 or 8 years ago (or maybe longer) when I was working on my 1950s jazz book, I heard he ws working at the musician's union out there, so I called him up - nice guy, but not sure why he answered the phone as he was pretty deaf - wasn't much of an interview - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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