Jazzmoose Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 Wow...this reminds me-I have both Nation Time and Tenor & Fallen Angels and have never listened to either. This is what happens when you read posts and get excited about something and the stuff starts building up on your shelves; let this be a warning to you all!! Quote
AllenLowe Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 Joe is a fascinating musician (and, as Chris mentioned, an incredibly nice guy) - what I like about his work is that's so personalized and localized - his solos are thoughtful and focused, never an extraneous note. And he has the complete courage of his musical convictions - Quote
John B Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 Wow...this reminds me-I have both Nation Time and Tenor & Fallen Angels and have never listened to either. Do yourself a favor and grab Nation Time and listen to "Shakey Jake" immediately. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 For my 2 cents, I haven't listened to as much McPhee as many of the posters here. Particularly fond of Tenor and the trio with Mike Kull and whomever else could be found in town on drums (Harold E. Smith; Makaya Ntshoko). Not much for Po Music, though I like Boni and McPhee in other contexts. His sound has gotten more impenetrable over the years, even more difficult to quantify than Lacy's, and maybe that's why I find his music hard to listen to. But Tenor is a motherfucker. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 Wow...this reminds me-I have both Nation Time and Tenor & Fallen Angels and have never listened to either. Do yourself a favor and grab Nation Time and listen to "Shakey Jake" immediately. No shit. Quote
Д.Д. Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 McPhee is one of my favorite musicians. Both of his solo hatOLOGIY releases "Tenor & Fallen Angel" and "As Serious As Your Life" are essential (and are about to go OOP), IMO. Another one of his recent works I particualrly enjoy, is his duo with drummer Johnny McLellan Grand Marquis (on Boxholder). McLellan is a very creative drummer with a composer thinking, and his "conversational" style brings up the best in McPhee (who plays tenor on this date). Quote
Late Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Posted February 8, 2005 I am probably in a huge minority, but I enjoy Tenor & Fallen Angel much more than For Alto. In fact, I very rarely listen to the latter, despite its unquestionable historical importance. I would much rather listen to other Braxton. Well, I guess I'm in that minority too. Tenor gets a lot of airplay here, but I just don't reach for For Alto that often. Now, the Donaueschingen duos with George Lewis, that's another story ... Quote
Late Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Posted February 8, 2005 Another one of his recent works I particualrly enjoy, is his duo with drummer Johnny McLellan Grand Marquis (on Boxholder). McLellan is a very creative drummer with a composer thinking, and his "conversational" style brings up the best in McPhee (who plays tenor on this date). Ditto that — Joe Christmas first hipped me to that date, and it's a fine one. I just can't get with McPhee's soprano playing, but his tenor playing ... Quote
Gary Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 I received this one for Christmas & it really is great stuff. Mcphee plays tenor, pocket coronet & trumpet . Definitely recommended some beautiful tracks & playing. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 Wow...this reminds me-I have both Nation Time and Tenor & Fallen Angels and have never listened to either. Do yourself a favor and grab Nation Time and listen to "Shakey Jake" immediately. No shit. Well, okay...see everyone later! Quote
Jazzmoose Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 Holy jumpin' shit... Uh...no more posts from me for a bit; just had my music genes switched on! (I knew there was a reason to listen to recommendations from you people! ) Quote
RDK Posted February 8, 2005 Report Posted February 8, 2005 For those cheapskates interested, "Nation Time" (as well as several other McPhee discs) is available on emusic. Quote
alankin Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 Joe McPhee/Dominic Duval — Joe McPhee (saxophone, trumpet), Dominic Duval (bass) — Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia Mar 2 (Wed) — 8-10 pm — $12 ($10 student) http://phillyjazz.Jazzmatazz.info Quote
Late Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Posted April 19, 2005 Holy jumpin' shit... Uh...no more posts from me for a bit; just had my music genes switched on! Hey Moose — how are the McPhee jeans today? Quote
John B Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 up for some air... I recently bought this album, Legend Street One (CIMP), and it is really, really good. With a lineup of McPhee, Frank Lowe, David Prentice and Charles Moffett it would be hard to go wrong. The one negative, for me at least, is the sound of the recording itself. This disc sounds flat and dull. Not horrendous, but I think the music would have benefited from a slightly brighter, more "alive," sound. The music is fantastic. Quote
WD45 Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 I pulled Nation Time off of the shelf this morning and proceeded to have my mind blown AGAIN on the walk to work. What time is it? NATION TIME! Quote
Gary Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 I've really enjoyed this recent release that has some really powerful playing by Joe on Trio-X: Moods: Playing with the Elements (Label: CIMP) Joe McPhee-tenor sax, fluglehorn, pocket trumpet / Dominic Duval-bass / Jay Rosen-drums Quote
sheldonm Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 ....going to see and photograph Joe in Indy on 11/20~~~ Quote
Christiern Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 ....going to see and photograph Joe in Indy on 11/20~~~ ← Please say "hello" from me. Quote
Guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 (edited) ....going to see and photograph Joe in Indy on 11/20~~~ ← Please say "hello" from me. ← << >>< >< >< <> > > > Hello, all! I just discovered there's a Joe McPhee thread on this site. I should have known, of course... Joe's a glory! We are long-time close friends, and I made his Web site for him (the correct link is <www.JoeMcPhee.com>), and I've been maintaining his very busy concert calendar for years, though very recently I turned that over to someone else (whether the someone else actually takes good care of it remains to be seen, but I surely hope so). Anyway, there are lots of great photos of Joe on his site and of course the usual bio, discography, press quotes, and also some Jeff Schlanger paintings of Joe and some poems Joe wrote. And right on the front is his concert calendar. Joe is touring this month in the U.S. with the group called The Thing, and I'll try to attach a photo (rather provocative, I'd say), but in case I don't manage it, please see http://www.hallwalls.org/music.html for the photo as well as bios of the four musicians and a short history of the group The Thing. And here's what I know of the tour schedule, though I think some dates may yet be added: WEDNESDAY, 11/ 16~ TUESDAY, 11/ 29/ O5: JOE McPHEE w/ MATS GUSTAFSSON/ PAAL NILSSEN~LOVE/ INGEBRIGT HÅKER FLATEN (group called The Thing), U.S. tour: WEDNESDAY, 11/ 16: The Empty Bottle, 1O35 N. Western Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 9:3O p.m., (773) 276-36OO, www.emptybottle.com; THURSDAY, 11/ 17: Victory Grill, 11O4 East 11th St., Austin, Texas, 8 p.m., (512) 391~O174, www.historicvictorygrill.com, info@historicvictorygrill.com; FRIDAY, 11/ 18: Diverse Works, 1117 East Freeway, Houston, Texas, (713) 223-8346, (713) 335-3445, www.diverseworks.org, sara@diverseworks.org; SUNDAY, 11/ 2O: Madame Walker Theatre, 617 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana, (317) 236~2O99, www.walkertheatre.com, mmewalker@aol.com, www.mythopeic.org, admin@mythopeic.org; MONDAY, 11/ 21: Underlying Theme, 11O South Upper, Lexington, Kentucky, informationactivists@yahoo.com; TUESDAY, 11/22: Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, Ohio, 9 p.m., (216) 383-1124, <www.beachlandballroom.com>, <www.ticketweb.com>; WEDNESDAY, 11/ 23: Sangha Cafe, Takoma Park, Maryland, (2O2) 882~8828, 8 p.m., www.sangha.ws, mail@sangha.ws; FRIDAY, 11 /25: Community Education Center (CEC), Meeting House Theatre, 35OO Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, 8 p.m., (215) 387~1911, www.cecarts.org,cec@cecarts.org; SATURDAY, 11/ 26: Soundlab, 11O Pearl St., Buffalo, New York, 8 p.m., free!, www.hallwalls.org, steve@hallwalls.org; SUNDAY, 11 /27: Jazz Central, 441 East Washington St., Syracuse, New York, (315) 569~4529, MHentz@hotmail.com; TUESDAY, 11/ 29: the Stone, northwest corner of Ave. C & 2nd St., New York City, 8 & 1O p.m., www.thestonenyc.com, mwelchmusic@yahoo.com. [P.S. I edited in some of the later tour developments so that people can just copy out this schedule and it'll be up to date.] Edited November 16, 2005 by musicmargaret Quote
Bright Moments Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 sure would be nice if joe came to south florida!!! Quote
Guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 sure would be nice if joe came to south florida!!! ← Hey, Moments, it's always possible to plant this idea at some of the area places where you go to hear music. If you know people who own or book clubs / cultural institutions around south Florida, maybe you can tell them about Joe, point them to <www.JoeMcPhee.com>, lend them a few CD's to listen to, etc., and encourage them to contact him. Colleges are fertile concert ground too and usually have arts budgets to pay musicians well (and house and feed them too). You could talk to programmers at whatever radio stations you have where this music is played and enlist their support. And are there any festivals around you with beyond-the-mainstream booking policies? Quote
sheldonm Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 Margaret, Thanks for the update and the email. I have responded and look forward to Joe's show in Indy! Chris, I will certainly give Joe your best!!! Mark Quote
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