''Flowers Around Cleveland'' is an album by
David Murray released on the French Bleu Regard label. It was released in 1995 and features seven quartet performances by Murray with pianist
Bobby Few, bassist Jean Jacques Avenel and drummer
John Betsch
John Betsch (born October 8, 1945) is an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Betsch was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His family belonged to the African-American upper class; his grandfather was the black millionaire Abraham Lincoln Lewis and his ...
.
Reception
The
Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is one of Murray's records to seek out.".
[Jurek, T]
Allmusic Review
accessed September 7, 2011
Track listing
# "Fantasy Rainbow" – 8:33
# "Few's Blues" (Few) – 8:06
# "The Desagregation of Our Children" – 10:36
# "Sorrow Song (For W.E.B. Dubois)" – 10:52
# "Dakar Darkness" – 6:35
# "When the Monarchs Come to Town" – 9:09
# "Flowers Around Cleveland" (Avenel, Betsch, Few, Murray) – 8:43
:''All compositions by David Murray except as indicated''
: Recorded May 16 & 17, 1995
Personnel
*
David Murray – tenor saxophone
*
Bobby Few – piano
*
John Betsch
John Betsch (born October 8, 1945) is an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Betsch was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His family belonged to the African-American upper class; his grandfather was the black millionaire Abraham Lincoln Lewis and his ...
– drums
*Jean Jacques Avenel – bass
References
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1995 live albums
David Murray (saxophonist) live albums