Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "There are some strong moments, plenty of dense ensembles, and a strong group spirit that makes one wish that the group had recorded a little more coherently in the studios during this period".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by David Murray

"Dewey's Circle" – 13:42
"Roses" – 11:04
"David Tune" – 12:22
"Great Peace" – 9:43
"Four Minute Marvin (For Marvin Gaye)" – 2:34

Recorded live in concert at Sweet Basil, NYC, August 24–26, 1984

Personnel

David Murray: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Olu Dara: cornet
Baikida Carroll: trumpet
Craig Harris: trombone
Bob Stewart: tuba
Vincent Chancey: flugelhorn
Steve Coleman: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
John Purcell: alto saxophone, clarinet
Rod Williams: piano
Fred Hopkins: bass
Billy Higgins: percussion
Lawrence "Butch" Morris: conductor

References

Black Saint Records discography accessed May 5, 2011
^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1059. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Low Class Conspiracy (1976) Flowers for Albert (1976) Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club (1977) Let the Music Take You (1978) Last of the Hipman (1978) Interboogieology (1978) 3D Family (1978) Sweet Lovely (1979) Solo Live (1980) Ming (1980) Home (1981) Murray's Steps (1982) Morning Song (1983) Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 (1984) Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 (1984) Children (1984) Sketches of Tokyo (with John Hicks, 1985) New Life (1985) I Want to Talk About You (1986) Recording N.Y.C. 1986 (1986) In Our Style (with Jack DeJohnette, 1986) The Hill (1986) Hope Scope (1987) The Healers (with Randy Weston, 1987) Lovers (1988) Deep River (1988) Ballads (1988) Spirituals (1988) Tenors (1988) Ming's Samba (1988) Lucky Four (1988) Daybreak (with Dave Burrell, 1989) Special Quartet (1990) Remembrances (1990) Shakill's Warrior (1991) David Murray Big Band (1991) David Murray/James Newton Quintet (1991) Black & Black (1991) In Concert (with Dave Burrell, 1991) Fast Life (1991) Ballads for Bass Clarinet (1991) Death of a Sideman (1991) Real Deal (1991) A Sanctuary Within (1991) South of the Border (1992) Picasso (1992) MX (1992) Body and Soul (1993) Brother to Brother (with Dave Burrell, 1993) Jazzosaurus Rex (1993) Saxmen (1993) For Aunt Louise (1993) Love and Sorrow (1993) Shakill's II (1993) Windward Passages (Black Saint) (with Dave Burrell, 1993) David Murray Quintet (1994) The Tip (1994) Jug-A-Lug (1994) Flowers Around Cleveland (1995) Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead (1996) Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen (1996) Fo Deuk Revue (1996) Creole (1997) Speaking in Tongues (1997) Seasons (1998) Octet Plays Trane (1999) Like a Kiss that Never Ends (2000) Yonn-Dé (2001) Silence (with Mal Waldron, 2001) Now Is Another Time (2001–2) Waltz Again (2002) Gwotet (2003) Sacred Ground (2006) Plays Nat King Cole en Español (2010) Be My Monster Love (2012)
With James Blood Ulmer/ Music Revelation Ensemble	Are You Glad to Be in America? (1980) Free Lancing (1981) Music Revelation Ensemble (1988) Elec. Jazz (MRE, 1990) After Dark (MRE, 1991)
With the World Saxophone Quartet	Point of No Return (1977) Steppin' (1978) Live in Zurich (1981) W.S.Q. (1981) Revue (1982) Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music (1985) Plays Duke Ellington (1986) Dances and Ballads (1987) Rhythm and Blues (1988) Metamorphosis (1990) Breath of Life (1992) Moving Right Along (1993) Four Now (1995) Takin' It 2 the Next Level (1996) Selim Sivad: A Tribute to Miles Davis (1998) Requiem for Julius (1999) 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter (2000) Experience (2003) Political Blues (2006)
With others	Cold Sweat Plays J. B. (Craig Harris, 1988) Special Edition (Jack DeJohnette, 1979) Album Album (Jack DeJohnette, 1984) Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge (James Carter, 2001) The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra, 1991) Love Outside of Dreams (Kahil El'Zabar, 1997) One World Family (Kahil El'Zabar, 2000) We Is (Kahil El'Zabar, 2000) Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane (McCoy Tyner, 1984) 44th Street Suite (McCoy Tyner, 1991)
Soundtracks	Kansas City (1996)
Related articles	David Murray discography

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