Sunny Murray

drums · 1936–2017 · Idabel

Drummer born in Idabel (Oklahoma), Sunny Murray joined Cecil Taylor in 1959, then recorded extensively with Albert Ayler, notably Spiritual Unity (1965). A pioneer of a textural style freed from the role of metronome, he later settled in Europe and died in Paris in 2017.

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Styles

• Free jazz
• Collectives and lofts (BAG, loft jazz)

Landmark tracks

• Over the Rainbow (1976)

Sources

• Source

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