Track Listing 1. Beauty and the Beast 2. I Can't Get Started 3. Lady Who Sang the Blues 4. Doxy 5. Effendi 6. Along Came Betty 7. Beauty and the Beast: Poem 8. Spring Friend - (bonus track) 9. Vocalise 10. Memphis Blues - (bonus track)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Bill Mays, Brian Lynch, Joey Baron, Steve LaSpina | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Mark Murphy takes plenty of chances on this date. He recites the words he wrote to Wayne Shorter's "Beauty and the Beast" before singing the song, also finding something new to say on "I Can't Get Started" and interpreting such numbers as McCoy Tyner's "Effendi," "Along Came Betty" and "Vocalise"; the latter is based on a melody by Rachmaninoff. Murphy is assisted by a quintet that includes keyboardist Bill Mays, trumpeter Brian Lynch and violinist Lou Lausche. A very interesting and colorful set. ~ Scott Yanow
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