New Life (David Murray album)

New Life is an album by David Murray released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1985 and is a recording of Murray's Octet. It features performances by Murray, Baikida Carroll, Hugh Ragin, Craig Harris, John Purcell, Adegoke Steve Colson, Wilber Morris and Ralph Peterson, Jr.

New Life
Studio album by David Murray Octet
Released	1985
Recorded	October 8, 1985
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:47
Label	Black Saint
Producer	David Murray
David Murray Octet chronology
Children (1984) New Life (1985) I Want to Talk About You (1986)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The tunes ('Train Whistle,' "'Morning Song,' 'New Life' and 'Blues in the Pocket') are each fairly memorable – the themes are strong than usual – and as usual, the Octet features the right combination of adventurous solos and colorful writing. Recommended."^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Train Whistle" – 11:49
2. "Morning Song" – 10:09
3. "New Life" – 6:35
4. "Blues in the Pocket" – 11:14

All compositions by David Murray

• Recorded at Sorcerer Sound Studio, NYC, October 8, 1985

Personnel

• David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
• Baikida Carroll – trumpet
• Hugh Ragin – trumpet
• Craig Harris – trombone
• John Purcell – alto saxophone
• Steve Colson – piano
• Wilber Morris – bass
• Ralph Peterson, Jr. – drums