Mike Murley

About Mike Murley

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. There was always music in our home. My Dad loved to play guitar and sing. Mom played piano. Dad had an old reel to reel tape recorder and there are some classic family performances recorded that were unfortunately lost years ago. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Count Basie, Count Basie at Newport Live Joe Henderson, Inner Urge (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] Wayne Shorter, Native Dancer It is difficult to pick only three but these are some of my favourite jazz recordings. Basie at Newport is one of the last hurrahs for the great Lester Young. The Shorter and Henderson recordings are two of their best. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “I'll Never Stop Loving You (feat. Reg Schwager & Steve Wallace)” My trio recorded this ballad in memory of our former colleague and mentor, the legendary guitarist Ed Bickert, not long after his passing in 2019. This track features Reg Schwager, who replaced Ed in the trio, with Steve Wallace on bass.

HOMETOWN
Halifax, NS, Canada
BORN
12 December 1961
GENRE
Jazz

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