Sunny Murray
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"James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray" is one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming.

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We met at the right time - we needed each other in a sense.

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For me that was like the beginning of a system that I could use to really find my way in what I wanted to play.

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And when I play they know I exist, and it leaves a space when I go.

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I was able to interpret the difference between the sharp, quick sound and the slow, deep sound of percussion and manipulate it, get a third sound out of things, if the beats were rapid enough.

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I was moving in the right direction, but it was difficult to go beyond swing/bebop.

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The vibrations that all things create, because you know if you play a sound under certain conditions, it changes.

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