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Topology (album)
''Topology'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1981 and first released on the Swiss Hathut Records, HatHut label, it was rereleased on CD in 1990.Joe McPhee discography accessed April 20, 2015 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.''Topology'' – AllMusic Reviewaccessed April 20, 2015 Track listing ''All compositions by Joe McPhee'' # "Age" – 10:47 # "Blues for Chicago" – 5:34 # "Pithecanthropus Erectus" (Charles Mingus) – 10:33 # "Violets for Pia" – 7:43 # "Topology I & II" (André Jaume, Joe McPhee) – 28:40Personnel *Joe Mc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe McPhee
Joe McPhee (born November 3, 1939) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist born in Miami, Florida, a player of tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet, flugelhorn and valve trombone. McPhee grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, and is most notable for his free jazz work done from the late 1960s to the present day. Life and career McPhee was born in Miami, Florida, on November 3, 1939. He began playing trumpet when he was eight, before learning other instruments. He played in various high school and then military bands before starting his recording career. His first recording came in 1967, when he appeared on the Clifford Thornton album entitled ''Freedom and Unity''. McPhee taught himself saxophone at the age of 32 after experiencing the music of John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, and Ornette Coleman. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, McPhee lectured on jazz music at Vassar College. In 1975, Werner Uehlinger started the Swiss label Hathut Records with the specific int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
