Tenor (album)
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | September 1 & 2, 1976 at Michael Overhage's farmhouse in Adlemsried, Switzerland and October 8, 1977 at Palais des Glaces in Paris, France (Bonus track) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:03 | |||
| Label | HatHut hat HUT C | |||
| Producer | Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
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Tenor is a live solo album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1976 it was the third album released on the Swiss HatHut label and was rereleased on CD in 2000 as Tenor & Fallen Angels with a bonus track.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| All About Jazz | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Allmusic reviewer Steve Loewy stated "McPhee was (and is) a master of new sounds. He trailblazes paths, unafraid of consequences, devoid of cliches. His improvisations incorporate squeaks and squeals, but also bop-like stabs and outrageously radical runs that scream for attention. McPhee has come a long way since this major recording, but this still remains one of the best solo tenor albums of avant-garde jazz".[2] On All About Jazz writer Glen Astarita noted "Tenor & Fallen Angels is a brilliant portraiture of a musician who is sharing his sentiments, visualizations and artistic spirit for the entire world to hear! - Essential".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings describes the album as “packed with rich ideas.”[4]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Joe McPhee
- "Knox" - 8:34
- "Good-Bye Tom B." - 6:34
- "Sweet Dragon" - 5:35
- "Tenor" - 23:26
- "Fallen Angels" - 14:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 20, 2015
- ^ a b Loewy, Steve. Tenor/Fallen Angels – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review, May 1, 2000
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 984. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.