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No Greater Love (album)

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No Greater Love
Studio album by
Released2000
RecordedMarch 17–18, 1999
StudioThe Spirit Room in Rossie, New York.
GenreJazz
Length63:31
LabelCIMP CIMP 209
ProducerRobert D. Rusch
Joe McPhee chronology
In the Spirit
(1999)
No Greater Love
(2000)
Emancipation Proclamation: A Real Statement of Freedom
(1999)

No Greater Love is a live album of performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee recorded in 1999 and first released on the CIMP label.[1] The album was recorded at the same sessions that produced In the Spirit.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

AllMusic reviewer Steve Loewy states: "While the volume and intensity are toned down a notch from that of some other McPhee excursions, the quality of music is never less than superb".[2] On All About Jazz, Derek Taylor wrote: "Those folks who have already imbibed the intoxicating sounds of In the Spirit will definitely want to check out this second round from the well. Listeners who haven't yet heard either are strongly advised to acquire both and set aside a secluded pair of hours free from worldly distractions to drink this glorious music in".[4]JazzTimes noted the album's "generally uplifting though often contemplative moods".[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Deep River" (Traditional) – 3:26
  2. "Deep Sheep" (Dominic Duval, Joe McPhee) – 5:43
  3. "Nancy" (Joe Giardullo) – 5:59
  4. "No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 6:20
  5. "Strangers in a Strange Land" (McPhee) – 11:34
  6. "Ferocious Beauty" (Giardullo) – 7:57
  7. "Deep Sleep" (Duval, Michael Bisio) – 11:01
  8. "Get That Name" (Duval, Giardullo, McPhee, Bisio) – 2:47
  9. "We Just Think It" (Giardullo, McPhee) – 1:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 28, 2015
  2. ^ a b Loewy, Steve. No Greater Love – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 985. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Taylor, D., All About Jazz Review, August 1, 2000
  5. ^ Loewy, S., JazzTimes Review, January/February 2001