Topology (album)
Appearance
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Studio album by Joe McPhee Po Music | ||||
Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | March 24 and 25, 1981, at Foundation Artists' House in Boswil, Switzerland | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | HatHut hat ART 1987/88 | |||
Producer | Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
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Topology is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1981 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label, it was rereleased on CD in 1990.[1]
Reception
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
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) – 28:40
Personnel
- Joe McPhee – tenor saxophone, pocket trumpet
- André Jaune – alto saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1 & 3–5)
- Irène Schweizer – piano
- Raymond Boni – guitar (tracks 1–3 & 5)
- François Mechali – bass
- Radu Malfatti – percussion, trombone, electronics (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Pierre Favre – percussion (track 5)
- Michael Overhage – cello (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
- Tamia – vocals (track 5)
References
- ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 20, 2015
- ^ a b Topology – AllMusic Review accessed April 20, 2015