Sunny Murray

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Sunny Murray was an influential American free jazz drummer known for his pioneering work in avant-garde jazz, particularly with Cecil Taylor and Albert Ayler.

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instanceOf American jazz musician
human
jazz drummer
musician
activeYearsEnd 2010s
activeYearsStart 1950s
associatedAct Albert Ayler
Byard Lancaster
Cecil Taylor
Sunny Murray Trio
birthName James Marcellus Arthur Murray
collaboratedWith Albert Ayler
Archie Shepp
Byard Lancaster
Cecil Taylor
Ornette Coleman
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1936-09-21
dateOfDeath 2017-12-08
genre avant-garde jazz
free jazz
influenced free jazz drumming
instrument drum kit
knownFor pioneering free jazz drumming
recordings with Albert Ayler in the 1960s
work with Cecil Taylor Unit
movement free jazz movement
name Sunny Murray self-link
nationality American
notableAlbum An Even Break (Never Give a Sucker)
Big Chief
Homage to Africa
Sunny Murray (1966 album)
Sunny's Time Now
notableWork collaborations with Albert Ayler
collaborations with Cecil Taylor
occupation composer
drummer
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Paris
surface form: Paris, France
recordLabel BYG Actuel
ESP-Disk
Shandar
residence Paris
surface form: Paris, France
styleCharacteristic abandonment of strict timekeeping on drums
use of cymbal washes and textural drumming

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Alan Shorter collaboratedWith Sunny Murray
Cecil Taylor associatedAct Sunny Murray
Ronnie Boykins associatedAct Sunny Murray
Sunny Murray name Sunny Murray self-link