Black Magic Man
| Black Magic Man | ||||
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| Live album by Joe McPhee | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | December 12 and 13, 1970 at Chicago Hall at Vassar College Urban Center for Black Studies | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:03 | |||
| Label | HatHut hat HUT A | |||
| Producer | CjR | |||
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Black Magic Man is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded on 1970-12-12 and was the first album released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1975.[1] It was included, in a heavily extended form, on the "Nation Time" 4-CD box set issued by Corbett vs. Dempsey.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick states "Black Magic Man evinces a McPhee coming very much out of the ecstatic free jazz of the time (especially the late John Coltrane and Albert Ayler) but also wrestling with the implications of rock and the use of electronic instruments in jazz".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Joe McPhee
- "Black Magic Man" - 9:30
- "Song for Laureen" - 9:25
- "Hymn of the Dragon Kings" - 17:10
Personnel
- Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Mike Kull - piano, electric piano
- Tyrone Crabb - bass, electric bass
- Bruce Thompson, Ernest Bostic - percussion
References
- ↑ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 17, 2015
- 1 2 Olewnick, Brian. Black Magic Man – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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