Over the Rainbow

Sunny Murray & The Untouchable Factor · 1976 · standard reinterpreted by free jazz, Wildflowers series

Context

Reinterpretation of a standard by drummer Sunny Murray and his group The Untouchable Factor, recorded at Studio Rivbea in May 1976 for the Wildflowers series. Byard Lancaster, David Murray, and vibraphonist Khan Jamal can be heard. Sunny Murray, a pioneer of drumming freed from a steady pulse, had played with Cecil Taylor and Albert Ayler.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Collectives and lofts (BAG, loft jazz). Among the origins and influences of Collectives and lofts: Free jazz, AACM.

Sources

• EN: Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions
• EN: Sunny Murray

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