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 Born:
May 28, 1945
Vancouver BC
Current home: Vancouver BC
A professional musician by age 14, Bob stands today
as a seasoned master of the art of jazz piano. He is
a veteran of the Vancouver and Toronto music scenes
and has worked as a Musical Director and accompanist
for CBC and CTV television on such programs as "The
Alan Thicke Show" and "The Alan Hammel Show".
He has written and produced music for film, video and
commercials and has often recorded his own compositions
for CBC's various national jazz radio programs. Reflecting
the influences of Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis,
Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane among others,
Bob has evolved his own highly recognizable personal
style.
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The Wall Street Sessions Roadhouse
Records - Route 14 2002 |
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Joani Taylor (vocals)
Bob Murphy (piano)
Miles Hill (bass)
Buff Allen (drums)
Campbell Ryga (soprano sax)
Ross Taggart (tenor sax)
Brad Turner (trumpet))
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A Timeless
Place (Peacocks)
Too Close For Comfort
I Wanna Be Loved
Never Let Me Go
Imagine
That Smile
When Sunny Gets Blue
You And The Night And The Music
Town Without Pity
Swan Song |
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The Art of the Jazz Ballad Roadhouse
Records – Route 9 2001 |
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Joani Taylor (vocals)
Bob Murphy (piano)
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I'm Glad There
is You
Forever Eyes
Make Someone Happy
Yesterday
Little Bridge
That Night
You Don't Know Me
'Round Midnight |
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I Have a Dream |
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Christine Duncan (vocals)
Bob Murphy (piano)
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I've Grown Accustomed to Your
Face
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
A Cold Dawn
Bye Bye Blackbird
I Have a Dream
Body and Soul
The Man I Love
Georgia on my Mind
It Doesn't Matter to Me
Another Time
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B3 |
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Bill Runge (saxophone)
Bob Murphy (Hammond B3 Organ)
Buff Allen (drums)
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Falling Grace
Picture in Black & White
Over the Hood
My Foolish Heart
All the Things You Are
Quiet Now
Song for My Father |
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Come Rain Or Come Shine |
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Bob Murphy (Hammond B3 Organ)
Pat Coleman (guitar)
John Gross (sax)
Buff Allen (drums)
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Alone Together
Peace
True Blue
The Peacocks
Stablemates
Drinking and Driving 502 Blues
Soul Eyes
Come Rain or Come Shine |
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| Appears on the following
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| Web site: |
http://vancouverjazz.com/bobmurphy/index.php |
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