Frank Russo / Max Murray Group

"In My Mind's Eye"

   With seventeen years experience making music together, they have established themselves as one of Baltimore/Washington, DC's tightest rhythm sections.
   Having lent their solid foundation to dozens of artists, they have recorded their first joint collaboration........

They are joined by the phenomenally gifted pianist/composer Doug Bickel, whose credits include touring with Maynard Ferguson and Arturo Sandoval, and performances with Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman and Pat Metheny, to name a few.   He currently teaches piano, advanced jazz theory, and composition at the University of New Orleans.

On trumpet is jazz veteran John D'earth, who has appeared on over 40 CDs, records, and film scores. His performances have taken him all over the globe with artists as diverse as Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Bruce Hornsby, Tito Puente, and Dave Matthews, and the list goes on & on...

   Also contributing two original pieces to this project is the highly creative guitarist
and prolific composer,  Rob Levit.

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1.   You and the Night and the Music  MP3

2.   Walter Whitman, Where Are You?   MP3

3.   Take Me Out To The Ballgame

4.   From A Distance, In My Mind's Eye   MP3

5.   Home Away From Home

6.   New River

7.   After You

8.   Apology

9.   In Your Own Sweet Way    MP3

10. If But In Another Lifetime

Doug Bickel
Piano

Frank Russo
Drums

John D'earth
Trumpet/Fluegel/Cornet

Max Murray
Bass

"The Max Murray Trio, with Doug Bickel, is the epitome of jazz....."

Mainstay Productions, Rock Hall, Maryland

" ...(they) set off down an extremely well trodden path. ...... but their magic is that they make the path their own."

Music Monthly