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Bop For Kerouac
''Bop for Kerouac'' is a 1981 studio album by Mark Murphy. ''Bop for Kerouac'' is the 18th recorded album by American jazz vocalist Mark Murphy. It was released by Muse in the United States in 1981 when Murphy was 49 years old. The release is a tribute to Beat writer Jack Kerouac and bebop. Murphy reads excerpts from two of Kerouac's works, ''The Subterraneans'' in "Parker's Mood" (track 3) and ''On the Road'' in "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (track 8). Mark Murphy recorded ''Bop for Kerouac'' in six hours on March 12, 1981, with producer and arranger Bill Mays and saxophonist Richie Cole. The album reflects Murphy's interest in the hip Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac, bebop, vocalese, mixing storytelling with music, ballads, and using the voice as a musical instrument for improvisation. Lyrical themes include isolation, loneliness, and bebop's masters. It includes quotes from Kerouac both on the album sleeve and in the tunes themselves. It was followed by a sequel, ''Kerouac Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Murphy (singer)
Mark Howe Murphy (March 14, 1932 – October 22, 2015) was an American jazz singer based at various times in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and San Francisco. He recorded 51 albums under his own name during his lifetime and was principally known for his innovative vocal improvisations. He was the recipient of the 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001 ''Down Beat'' magazine readers' jazz poll for Best Male Vocalist and was also nominated five times for the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Jazz Performance.Jones, Peter. ''This is Hip: The Life of Mark Murphy'' (Equinox Publishing, 2018) He wrote lyrics to the jazz tunes "Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson song), Stolen Moments" and "Red Clay". Early life Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1932, Murphy was raised in a musical family, his parents having met when his father was appointed director of the local Methodist Church choir. He grew up in the nearby small town of Fulton, Oswego County, New York, Fulton, New York, where his grandmother and then hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
