In the Spirit is an album of spirituals performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee's Bluette, recorded in 1999 and released on the CIMP label.[1]
| In the Spirit | ||||
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| Studio album by Joe McPhee Bluette | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | March 17–18, 1999 | |||
| Studio | The Spirit Room in Rossie, New York. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:31 | |||
| Label | CIMP CIMP 199 | |||
| Producer | Robert D. Rusch | |||
| Joe McPhee chronology | ||||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
AllMusic reviewer Steve Loewy states: "An important contribution to the discography of the spiritual, McPhee gives it a new perspective, but one that is entirely respectful of the tradition. Performed gracefully and tastefully, the group tastes free form without losing sight of the melodies".[2] On All About Jazz, Derek Taylor wrote: "In a career stamped by a continuous string of transcendent recordings this is one of McPhee's best to date, a vital testament that lovingly embraces the indelible tradition of spirituals and expertly applies them to the setting of creative improvisation".[4] In JazzTimes, Harvey Pekar suggested: "Maybe one more extroverted track would have helped the CD, which sometimes gets too subdued, but it's a fine effort nevertheless".[5]
Track listing
edit- "Deep River" (Traditional) – 9:32
- "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 12:01
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 11:44
- "Birmingham Sunday/Come Sunday" (Joe McPhee/Duke Ellington) – 14:19
- "Astral Spirits" (Joe McPhee) – 8:32
- "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) – 7:23
Personnel
edit- Joe McPhee – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Joe Giardullo – flute, bass clarinet, clarinet, soprano saxophone
- Michael Bisio, Dominic Duval – bass
References
edit- ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 22, 2015
- ^ a b Loewy, Steve. In the Spirit – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 984. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Taylor, D., All About Jazz Review, April 1, 2000
- ^ Pekar, H., JazzTimes Review, July/August 2000