''The Tip'' is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. Recorded in 1994 and released in 1995, the album features performances by Murray with

Robert Irving III Robert Irving III (born October 27, 1953) is an American pianist, composer, arranger and music educator. A native of Chicago, Irving was one of a group of young Chicago musicians that in the late '70s and early '80s formed the nucleus of Miles ...

, Bobby Broom, Darryl Jones, Toby Williams and

Kahil El'Zabar Kahil El'Zabar (born Clifton Blackburn; November 11, 1953) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist (mainly a Percussion instrument, percussionist) and composer. He regularly records for Delmark Records. Life and work El'Zabar was born in Chica ...

.David Murray Sessionography: 1990-1994
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Reception

The

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review awarded the album 3 stars stating "Murray plays with as much focus and imagination as ever, and ''The Tip'' shows his depth and diversity as a musician as well as his willingness to explore new formats. ''The Tip'' is an accessible, energetic, and thoroughly enjoyable Murray outing".Allmusic Review
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Track listing

# "Sex Machine" ( Sly Stone) - 14:12 # "Flowers for Albert" (David Murray) - 9:20 # "Removen Veil" (Darryl Jones) - 3:15 # "M.D." (Robert Irving III) - 7:53 # "Kahari Romare" (Kahil El'Zabar) - 9:13 # "The Tip" (Jones) - 6:28 # "Mailinda" (Irving) - 10:08 # "One World Family" (El'Zabar, Murray) - 6:00

Personnel

* David Murray - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet *

- synthesizer, organ * Bobby Broom - guitar *Daryl Thompson - guitar (tracks 1, 3 & 7) * Darryl Jones - bass *Toby Williams - drums *

- percussion, vocal * Olu Dara - cornet (track 2) *G'Ra - vocals (track 3)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tip, The 1995 albums David Murray (saxophonist) albums DIW Records albums