The friendship between Andy Hamilton and David Murray
A concrete example of Black Atlantic culture
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.33850Keywords:
jazz, improvisation, black Atlantic cultureAbstract
This article describes the friendship and musical relationship between the late Andy Hamilton, an Afro-Caribbean saxophonist who lived in Birmingham UK for most of his life, and David Murray, a leading American saxophonist. The article points to various reasons why two rather different players got on so well and suggests that the relationship supports the notion of a common Black Atlantic culture.
References
Bacon, P. (1996) ‘Review of David Murray UK/USA Big Band’. The Birmingham Post, 21 October.
Gilroy, P. (1995) The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Hamilton, A. (1991) Silvershine. CD. London: World Circuit Records WCD025.
——(1994) Jamaica By Night. CD. London: World Circuit Records WCD039.
Wall, T. (2007) ‘David Murray: The Making of a Progressive Musician’. Jazz Research Journal 1/2: 173–203.
Whitehead, K. (1995) ‘Obsessed’. Downbeat (June 1995): 16–17.
Youtube (13 July 2009) The Roots featuring David Murray, Andy Hamilton @Meltdown Festival 2009. London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnN90KbVINU
——(14 July 2009) The Roots featuring Ornette Coleman and David Murray Pt 1. London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7b837vVs8
Gilroy, P. (1995) The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Hamilton, A. (1991) Silvershine. CD. London: World Circuit Records WCD025.
——(1994) Jamaica By Night. CD. London: World Circuit Records WCD039.
Wall, T. (2007) ‘David Murray: The Making of a Progressive Musician’. Jazz Research Journal 1/2: 173–203.
Whitehead, K. (1995) ‘Obsessed’. Downbeat (June 1995): 16–17.
Youtube (13 July 2009) The Roots featuring David Murray, Andy Hamilton @Meltdown Festival 2009. London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnN90KbVINU
——(14 July 2009) The Roots featuring Ornette Coleman and David Murray Pt 1. London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7b837vVs8
Published
2017-08-02
Issue
Section
Extended Play
How to Cite
Dudley-Evans, T. (2017). The friendship between Andy Hamilton and David Murray: A concrete example of Black Atlantic culture. Jazz Research Journal, 11(1), 88-87. https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.33850
