At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971
| At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 | ||||
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| Live album by Joe McPhee & Survival Unit II | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | October 30, 1971, at WBAI's Free Music Store in NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 78:52 | |||
| Label | HatHut hat ART CD 6197 | |||
| Producer | Pia and Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
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At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 (also released as N.Y.N.Y. 1971) is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in 1971 for WBAI (99.5 FM) in New York City, and first issued by the Swedish HatHut label in 1996.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| All About Jazz | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The six lengthy pieces (which are sandwiched by somewhat stilted announcing) are full of fire but also have their quiet and lyrical moments. A strong all-around performance that should not have taken 25 years to release".[2] On All About Jazz, Nic Jones noted "this is a great opportunity to check in with McPhee on street level and follow his musical journey chronologically from there. Live a little and savour the challenge".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Joe McPhee
- Announcement 1 - 0:33
- "Black Magic Man" - 6:25
- Announcement 2 - 0:35
- "Nation Time" - 14:12
- "Song for Lauren" - 13:17
- Announcement 3 - 0:33
- "Message from Denmark" - 13:39
- "The Looking Glass 1" - 16:01
- "Harriet" - 13:35
Personnel
- Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, trumpet
- Clifford Thornton - baritone horn, cornet
- Byron Morris - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Mike Kull - piano
- Harold E. Smith - percussion
References
- ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 28, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Jones, N., All About Jazz Review, June 28, 2006