Nu Life Stories is the fifth solo album by Dave McMurray, released in 2003 on Hi-Bop.
Dave McMurray is an American jazz musician. His primary instrument is saxophone, although he also plays flute, keyboard, and a variety of percussion instruments. His versatile, expressive playing style has allowed him to expand beyond the jazz genre, through sessions with Bob Weir and Wolf Bros, B.B. King, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Hallyday, Gladys Knight, Albert King, Nancy Wilson, KEM, Bootsy Collins, Herbie Hancock, among many others.
Tracks
1 Sunday Morning (Dave McMurray) 03:57
2 Searching (Roy Ayers) 05:25
3 Detroit 2 Cali (Dave McMurray) 05:26
4 Good Day (Dave McMurray; Gloria Ridgeway) 04:47
5 Mack Avenue (Dave McMurray) 04:18
6 Bob Your Head (Dave McMurray; Bob James) 05:31
7 Big Dreams (Dave McMurray) 06:37
8 Like We Used To (Dave McMurray) 05:26
9 Steppin’ Out (On Faith) (Dave McMurray; Herschel Boone) 04:03
10 The Jazz Life (Dave McMurray) 05:15
11 Someday (George Duke) 04:25
12 Funki Dashiki (Dave McMurray) 04:59
13 Nu Life Stories (Dave McMurray) 04:21
14 Dave’s House (Dave McMurray) 04:56
15 Killing Me Softly With His Song (Norman Gimbel; Charles Fox) 05:07
Musicians
1 Sunday Morning
| Bass | Darrell Smith |
| Drums | Ron Otis |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Guitar | Adell Shavers |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
| Percussion | Dave McMurray |
| Percussion | Marlon Curry |
2 Searching
| Bass | Darrell Smith |
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Flute | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
| Percussion | Marlon Curry |
| Vocals | KEM |
3 Detroit 2 Cali
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Piano | Kevin Toney |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
4 Good Day
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Flute | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
| Background Vocals | Gracie Ridgeway |
| Background Vocals | Gloria Ridgeway |
| Vocals | Esther Ridgeway |
5 Mack Avenue
| Bass | Darrell Smith |
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
6 Bob Your Head
| Bass | Al Turner |
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Drums | Ken Scott |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Piano | Bob James |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
7 Big Dreams
| Bass | Darrell Smith |
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Fender Rhodes | George Duke |
| Wurlitzer | George Duke |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
8 Like We Used To
| Bass | Al Turner |
| Drums | Ron Otis |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
| Percussion | Marlon Curry |
9 Steppin’ Out (On Faith)
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
| Vocals | Herschel Boone |
10 The Jazz Life
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Lyricon | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
11 Someday
| Bass | Darrell Smith |
| Drums | Ron Otis |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Fender Rhodes | Charles Scales |
| Keyboards | Charles Scales |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
| Percussion | Dave McMurray |
12 Funki Dashiki
| Bass | Darrell Smith |
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Guitar | Adell Shavers |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
| Trumpet | Rayse Biggs |
13 Nu Life Stories
| Bass | Al Turner |
| Drums | Dave McMurray |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Piano | Charles Scales |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
14 Dave’s House
| Bass | Darrell Smith |
| Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Flute | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
15 Killing Me Softly With His Song
| Bass | Darrell Smith |
| Drums | Ron Otis |
| Acoustic Guitar | Wayne Gerard |
| Keyboards | Dave McMurray |
| Flute | Dave McMurray |
| Sax | Dave McMurray |
| Background Vocals | Herschel Boone |
| Vocals | Bonnie Peele |
Liner Notes
Producer – Dave McMurray
Producer (Executive) – Reynold da Silva
Mixed By – Carlos Gunn, Dave McMurray (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 15)
Mixed By – Greg Reily (Track 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
Art Direction, Design – Sean Mowle
Photography – Myrna Suarez
Mixed At Masterpiece Studio
Mixed At The Disc, Ltd
Recoreded At The Highlife Room
Recoreded At Masterpiece Studios
Recoreded At Hannibal Studios
Recoreded At Le Gonk Studios
Recoreded At WillRay Studios
Recoreded At Herschel’s Room
Recoreded At Studio K Tone
