Muses for Richard Davis

Muses for Richard Davis is the debut album by bassist Richard Davis recorded in 1969 and released on the German MPS label.^[4][5]

Muses for Richard Davis
Studio album by Richard Davis
Released	1970
Recorded	December 9, 1969
Studio	MPS Studio, Villingen, East Germany
Genre	Jazz
Label	MPS MR 5002
Producer	Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Richard Davis chronology
Heavy Sounds (1967) Muses for Richard Davis (1970) The Philosophy of the Spiritual (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with a review stating, "It's a meeting of post-bop titans who not only know how to play, but also how to play together".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Milktrain" (Jimmy Knepper) - 6:03
2. "A Child is Born" (Thad Jones) - 5:00
3. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 9:25
4. "What Is It?" (Pepper Adams) - 7:00
5. "Muses for Richard Davis" (Roland Hanna) - 5:00
6. "Toe Tail Moon" (Jerry Dodgion) - 4:55

Personnel

• Richard Davis - bass
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Jimmy Knepper - trombone
• Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone
• Eddie Daniels - tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
• Roland Hanna - piano
• Louis Hayes - drums

References

1. Todd, J. Allmusic Review, accessed August 30, 2013
2. Birnbaum, Larry (January 1980). "Richard Davis and the Jazz Wave: Muses for Richard Davis". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 1. pp. 43–44.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 59. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. MPS Records discography accessed August 29, 2013
5. Richard Davis discography accessed August 29, 2013