Mark Murphy

 

Artist:  Mark Murphy 
Birth Name:  Mark Howe Murphy
Born:  March 14, 1932.  Syracuse, New York, USA
Died:  October 22, 2015 (Aged 83).  Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Post Bop, Standards
Occupation:  Singer
Instruments:  Vocals

Mark Murphy was an American Jazz Singer based at various times in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and San Francisco.  He recorded 47 albums under his own name.  He was the recipient of the 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001 Down Beat Magazine readers' Jazz Poll for Best Male Vocalist and was also nominated five times for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance.

Title:  Midnight Mood (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Post Bop, Standards

Label:  MPS Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side I:

 1.  Jump For Joy (4:43)

 2.  I Don't Want Nothin' (2:47)

 3.  Why And How (2:58)

 4.  Alone Together (3:00)

 5.  You Fascinate Me So (4:10)

Side II:

 1.  Hopeless (4:26)

 2.  Sconsalato (3:46)

 3.  My Ship (3:49)

 4.  Just Give Me Time (2:35)

 5.  I Get Along Without You Very Well (4:42)

Personnel:

Mark Murphy:  Vocals

Jimmy Deuchar:  Trumpet

Ake Persson:  Trombone

Derek Humble:  Alto Saxophone

Ronnie Scott:  Tenor Saxophone

Sahib Shihab:  Baritone Saxophone, Flute

Francy Boland:  Piano

Jimmy Woode:  Bass

Kenny Clarke:  Drums

Midnight Mood is an album by Mark Murphy, originally released in 1968 by Saba Records, remastered and reissued in 2021 by MPS Records.  Audiophile Analogue Remastering 180 Gram Vinyl Pressing.