Mark Murphy

Mark Murphy
Born: Mar 14, 1932 in Fulton, NY
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Vocal Jazz, Standards
Biography: Mark Murphy often seemed to be the only true jazz singer of his generation. A young, hip post-bop vocalist, Murphy spent most of his career sticking to the standards -- and often presented radically reworked versions of those standards while many submitted to the lure of the lounge singer -- during the ...Read full biography
Midnight Mood
Released: 1970
Label: MPS Records
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Mark Murphy Sings
Released: 1975
Label: Muse
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This CD reissue brings back one of singer Mark Murphy's best all-round sessions. Most memorable are his renditions of Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" (here renamed "On the Red Clay"), "Body and Soul" and ...Read full review
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