Steve Reynolds Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 On Not Two Records recorded live on 9/24/2017 in Ukraine McPhee on alto saxophone & pocket trumpet Edwards front & center on his Double Bass & Kugel on drums first 28+ minute piece is the most traditional free jazz like piece with McPhee wailing on alto saxophone until he switches to trumpet some 20+ minutes in. As is his wont he gives the others plenty of space entering and re-entering at seemingly random times - very astute listener - he’s maybe the best of this sort. why I posted this is for the second 19+ minute piece which is purely improvised music of the highest order. Starts with bass & drums and Joe adds alto then trumpet later on. Crowd goes bonkers at the end of this improvisation. wow set ends with a 4+ minute and a short 2 minute tribute to Cecil Taylor where McPhee vocalizes to the skies of whatever true living legend at the peak of his powers at 77 Quote
mjazzg Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 Sounds like a good one (which of McPhee's aren't). Thanks for the review Steve I recently shifted my collection around and discovered quite how many Joe McPhee albums I have in the full range of group sizes and solo and not a dud amongst them. He's not visited here for a little while, I'll not blame him if the travelling's getting more difficult Quote
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