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ALBUMParker's Mood - SingleArkadia Jazz All-Stars & Mark Murphy
Albums by Mark Murphy
ALBUMThis Must Be EarthMark Murphy
ALBUMShadows (feat. Karlheinz Miklin, Fritz Pauer, Ewald Oberleitner & Dusan Novakov)Mark Murphy
ALBUMMurphy's Mood (Live Ad Lib Series Performances) (feat. Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli)Mark Murphy
ALBUMLove Is What StaysMark Murphy
ALBUMOnce to Every HeartMark Murphy
ALBUMBop for MilesMark Murphy
ALBUMMemories of You: Remembering Joe WilliamsMark Murphy
ALBUMLucky to Be MeMark Murphy
ALBUMLinksMark Murphy
ALBUMThe Latin PorterMark Murphy
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Mark Murphy Essentials
The jazz singer was an inveterate explorer.
Artist Biography
By his mid-teens, Mark Murphy was performing with a band led by his brother in Syracuse. However, he eventually built a reputation as a bop-oriented singer in New York, releasing a series of acclaimed albums in the late-'50s. During the '60s, Murphy toured Europe and collaborated with saxophonist Al Cohn on THAT'S HOW I LOVE THE BLUES, and, in the early-'70s, recorded BRIDGING A GAP with Michael and Randy Brecker. In the early-'90s, his version of "Milestones" became something of a touchstone for the acid-jazz movement, and led to collaborations with United Future Organization, 4 Hero, and Till Bronner. He was nominated for a Grammy for 1997’s vocalese outing SONG FOR THE GEESE.
Hometown
Syracuse, NY, United States
Genre
Jazz