With the sad news of jazz vocalist Mark Murphy's passing earlier this week, Gilles pulled this mix out from the archives (2008)celebrating a unique voice in music, with a long and prolific career spanning 60 years and 40 albums. 

Rest In Peace, Mark Murphy. 

1 milestones ( rah)(milestone)
2 come to me ( mark murphy’s hip parade)(capital)
3 two ladies in de shade of de babana tree ( meet mark murphy)(decca)
4 just give me time (midnight mood)(mps)
5 my favorite things (rah)(riverside)
6 senor blues (thats how I love the blues)(riverside)
7 stolen moments (stolen moments)(muse)
8 be bop lives/boplicity (bop for kerouak)(muse)
9 come and get me (bridging a gap)(muse)
10 this must be earth (this must be earth)(phoenix)
11 empty faces (mark murphy sings)(muse)
12 two kites (brazil song)(muse)
13 waters of march (stolen moments)(muse)
14 before we lose tomorrow (night mood)(milestone)
15 effendi (beauty and the beast)(muse)
16 sconsolato (midnight mood)(mps)
17 why don’t you do right (7″)(milestone)
18 why and how (midnight mood) (mps)
19 san francisco – kerouak, then and now (muse)

In Memory of Mark Murphy

Record collector / DJ / Broadcaster / Producer / Brownswood Recordings boss / occasional remixer

In Memory of Mark Murphy

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