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.
Joe McPhee
At the Empty Bottle, Chicago, November 4, 2004
Background information
Born
(1939-11-03) November 3, 1939 (age 84) Miami, Florida, U.S.
McPhee was born in Miami, Florida, on November 3, 1939.[1] 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.[1]
In 1975, Werner Uehlinger started the Swiss label Hathut Records with the specific intent of showcasing McPhee's music.[2] In the 1980s, McPhee met Pauline Oliveros, began studying her musical theories, and worked with her Deep Listening Band. He has not yet signed with any major label in his native United States, and was possibly better known throughout Europe than his native country until the 1990s. His 1996 album As Serious As Your Life, which takes its title from the jazz book by Val Wilmer, is "arguably the finest of his solo recordings", according to the AllMusic review.[3]
Straylight (Live at Jazzhouse Copenhagen) (Astral Spirits, Monofonus Records, 2015)
Compilationsedit
A Future Retospective (Hat Hut, 1983) – compiles Old Eyes and Oleo
Nation Time: The Complete Recordings (1969-70) (Corbett vs Dempsy, 2013) – Compiles Nation Times and Black Magic Man with 2 CDs of unreleased live recordings
The CjR Years (Bo'Weevil, 2014) – 4LP Box Set compiles Underground Railroad, Nation Time, Trinity and Pieces of Light
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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 Joe McPheeAt the Empty Bottle Chicago November 4 2004Background informationBorn 1939 11 03 November 3 1939 age 84 Miami Florida U S GenresJazzOccupation s Musician critic educatorInstrument s Saxophone trumpet flugelhorn valve tromboneLabelshat Hut CIMPWebsitewww wbr joemcphee wbr com Joe McPhee mœrs festival 2010 Joe McPhee Peter Brotzmann and Kent Kessler performing in Aarhus Denmark 2009 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 2 1 With Trio X 3 With Survival Unit III 3 1 Compilations 3 2 As sideman 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editMcPhee was born in Miami Florida on November 3 1939 1 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 1 In 1975 Werner Uehlinger started the Swiss label Hathut Records with the specific intent of showcasing McPhee s music 2 In the 1980s McPhee met Pauline Oliveros began studying her musical theories and worked with her Deep Listening Band He has not yet signed with any major label in his native United States and was possibly better known throughout Europe than his native country until the 1990s His 1996 album As Serious As Your Life which takes its title from the jazz book by Val Wilmer is arguably the finest of his solo recordings according to the AllMusic review 3 Jazz musicians with whom McPhee has recorded or performed include Ken Vandermark Peter Brotzmann Evan Parker Mats Gustafsson Jeb Bishop The Thing Clifton Hyde Jerome Bourdellon Raymond Boni and Joe Giardullo Since 1998 McPhee Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen have performed and recorded as Trio X 4 5 In the 1990s Dominique Eade and McPhee had a jazz ensemble called Naima 6 McPhee has written reviews and commentary for Cadence 1 In 2005 McPhee was awarded the Resounding Vision Award by Nameless Sound Discography editUnderground Railroad CjR 1969 Nation Time CjR 1971 Black Magic Man HatHut 1971 1975 At WBAI s Free Music Store 1971 HatHut 1971 1996 Trinity CjR 1972 with Harold E Smith and Mike Kull Pieces of Light CjR 1974 with John Snyder The Willisau Concert HatHut 1976 featuring John Snyder and Makaya Ntshoko Tenor HatHut 1977 rereleased as Tenor amp Fallen Angels in 2000 Rotation HatHut 1976 1977 Graphics HatHut 1977 1978 Variations on a Blue Line HatHut 1977 1979 Glasses HatHut 1977 1979 MFG in Minnesota HatHut 1978 with Milo Fine and Steve Gnitka Old Eyes HatHut 1980 rereleased as Old Eyes and Mysteries in 1992 Tales and Prophecies HatHut 1981 with Andre Jaume Topology HatHut 1981 Oleo Hat Hut 1982 rereleased as Oleo amp A Future Retrospective in 1993 Visitation Sackville 1985 with the Bill Smith Ensemble Songs and Dances CELP 1987 with Andre Jaume and Raymond Boni Linear B Hat Hut 1990 Elan Impulse In Situ 1991 with Daunik Lazro Impressions of Jimmy Giuffre CELP 1992 The October Revolution Evidence 1994 1996 with Rashied Ali Borah Bergman and Wilber Morris Sweet Freedom Now What HatArt 1995 with Lisle Ellis and Paul Plimley McPhee Parker Lazro Vand Oeuvre 1995 1996 with Evan Parker and Daunik Lazro Common Threads Deep Listening 1995 A Meeting in Chicago Eighth Day Music 1996 1997 with Ken Vandermark and Kent Kessler As Serious As Your Life Hat Hut 1996 Legend Street One CIMP 1996 Legend Street Two CIMP 1996 Inside Out CIMP 1996 with David Prentice Finger Wrigglers CIMP 1996 with Michael Bisio Specific Gravity Boxholder 1997 2001 with Joe Giardullo The Brass City Okka Disk 1997 1999 with Jeb Bishop Chicago Tenor Duets Okka Disk 1998 2002 with Evan Parker Zebulon CIMP 1998 1999 with Michael Bisio The Dream Book Cadence Jazz 1998 1999 with Dominic Duval Soprano Roaratorio 1998 2007 In the Spirit CIMP 1999 No Greater Love CIMP 1999 2000 Emancipation Proclamation A Real Statement of Freedom Okka Disk 1999 2000 with Hamid Drake Grand Marquis Boxholder 1999 with Johnny McLellan Manhattan Tango Label Usine 2000 2004 with Jerome Bourdellon Port of Saints CjR 2000 2005 with Michael Bisio Raymond Boni and Dominic Duval Voices amp Dreams Emouvance 2000 2001 with Raymond Boni Angels Devils amp Haints CjR 2000 2009 with Michael Bisio Dominic Duval Claude Tchamitian and Paul Rogers Mister Peabody Goes to Baltimore Recorded 2000 2001 Remembrance CjR 2001 2005 with Michael Bisio Raymond Boni and Paul Harding Tales Out of Time Hat Hut 2002 2004 with Peter Brotzmann A Parallax View Slam 2003 2006 with Paul Hession Between Ohrai 2003 with Sato Makoto Everything Happens for a Reason Roaratorio 2003 2005 In Finland Cadence Jazz 2004 2005 with Matthew Shipp and Dominic Duval Next To You Emouvance 2004 2005 with Raymond Boni Daunik Lazro and Claude Tchamitchian Guts Okkadisk 2005 with Peter Brotzmann Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang The Open Door CIMPoL 2006 with Dominic Duval Voices 10 Improvisations Mode 2006 2008 with John Heward Red Morocco 2006 Tomorrow Came Today Smalltown Superjazz 2007 with Paal Nilssen Love Alto Roaratorio 2009 Magic Not Two 2009 with Mikolaj Trzaska Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen The Damage Is Done Not Two 2009 with Peter Brotzmann Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang Blue Chicago Blues Not Two 2010 with Ingebrigt Haker Flaten Creole Gardens A New Orleans Suite NoBusiness 2011 with Michael Zerang Brooklyn DNA Clean Feed 2012 with Ingebrigt Haker Flaten What If They Both Could Fly Rune Grammofon 2012 with Evan Parker Ithaca 8mm Records 2012 with Eli Keszler Red Sky PNL 2013 with Paal Nilssen Love Sonic Elements Clean Feed 2013 Tree Dancing Otoroku 2019 with Chris Corsano Lol Coxhill and Evan Parker Echoes Rune Grammofon 2023 with Fire Orchestra nbsp Joe McPhee in music is Speaking Portraits Vol I With Trio X edit Rapture Cadence Jazz 1999 The Watermelon Suite CIMP 1999 On Tour Cadence Jazz 2001 In Black and White Cadence Jazz 2002 Journey CIMP 2003 The Sugar Hill Suite CIMP 2004 Moods Playing with the Elements CIMP 2005 Roulette at Location One Cadence Jazz 2005 Air Above and Beyond CIMPol 2006 2006 U S Tour CIMPol 2007 Live in Vilnius NoBusiness 2008 Live On Tour 2008 CIMPol 2010 Live On Tour 2010 CIMPol 2012 With Survival Unit III editDon t Postpone Joy Rai Trade 2006 Syncronicity Harmonic Convergence 2011 Game Theory Not Two Records 2013 Barrow Street Blues Holidays Records 2015 Straylight Pink Palace 2015 Straylight Live at Jazzhouse Copenhagen Astral Spirits Monofonus Records 2015 Compilations edit A Future Retospective Hat Hut 1983 compiles Old Eyes and Oleo Nation Time The Complete Recordings 1969 70 Corbett vs Dempsy 2013 Compiles Nation Times and Black Magic Man with 2 CDs of unreleased live recordings The CjR Years Bo Weevil 2014 4LP Box Set compiles Underground Railroad Nation Time Trinity and Pieces of Light As sideman edit With Peter Brotzmann The Chicago Octet Tentet Okka Disc 1998 American Landscapes 1 Okka Disc 2007 American Landscapes 2 Okka Disc 2007 3 Nights in Oslo Smalltown Superjazzz 2010 With Roy Campbell William Parker amp Warren Smith Tribute to Albert Ayler Live at the Dynamo Marge Records 2009 With the C T String Quartet Reqiphoenix Nexus Cadence Jazz 1999 2006 With Dominic Duval Live in Concert Cadence Jazz 1999 Cries and Whispers Cadence Jazz 1999 2001 Undersound Leo 2000 Undersound II Leo 2003 Rules Of Engagement Vol 2 Drimala 2004 With Joe Fonda Heat Suite Konnex 2003 With Joe Giardullo Shadow amp Light Drimala 2002 With Jimmy Giuffre and Andre Jaume River Station CELP 1993 With Raphe Malik Sympathy Boxholder 2002 with Donald Robinson With Mat Maneri Sustain Thirsty Ear 2002 With the Nihilist Spasm Band No Borders Non Musica Rex 2001 With Evan Parker The Redwood Session CIMP 1995 With Jamie Saft Ticonderoga Clean Feed 2015 With Clifford Thornton Freedom amp Unity Third World Records 1967 With The Thing She Knows Crazy Wisdom 2001 References edit a b c Wynn Ron 1994 Ron Wynn ed All Music Guide to Jazz M Erlewine V Bogdanov San Francisco Miller Freeman p 454 ISBN 0 87930 308 5 Established 1975 HatHutRecords Archived from the original on 2013 04 11 Retrieved 2013 02 24 Brian Olewnick review of Joe McPhee As Serious as Your Life AllMusic Cook Richard Brian Morton 2008 1992 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings The Penguin Guide to Jazz 9th ed New York Penguin p 984 ISBN 978 0 14 103401 0 Rusch Robert D 1998 The Watermelon Suite CD insert Trio X Redwood NY CIMP CIMP 183 Archived from the original on February 27 2012 Retrieved April 8 2011 Dominique Eade Biography AllMusic Retrieved 2016 02 06 External links editOfficial website Joe McPhee amp Clifton Hyde concert video MP3 Interview Alan McGee on Joe McPhee in The Guardian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe McPhee amp oldid 1216186291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
