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Joe McPhee

Joe McPhee is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who plays the tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet, the flugelhorn and the valve trombone. Although born in Miami, Florida, McPhee grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. He is most notable for his free jazz work done from the late 1960s to the present day.

Life and career
McPhee was born in Miami, Florida, on November 3, 1939. Jazz musicians with whom McPhee has recorded or performed include Ken Vandermark, Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Mats Gustafsson, Jeb Bishop, The Thing, Clifton Hyde, Jérôme Bourdellon, Raymond Boni, and Joe Giardullo. Since 1998, McPhee, Dominic Duval, and Jay Rosen have performed and recorded as Trio X. McPhee has written reviews and commentary for Cadence. ==Discography==
Discography
Underground 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 NtshokoTenor (HatHut, 1977) – rereleased as Tenor & 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 André Jaume • Topology (HatHut, 1981) • Oleo (Hat Hut, 1982) – rereleased as Oleo & A Future Retrospective in 1993 • Visitation (Sackville, 1985) with the Bill Smith Ensemble • Songs and Dances (CELP, 1987) with André Jaume and Raymond Boni • Linear B (Hat Hut, 1990) • Élan • 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 MorrisSweet Freedom - Now What? (HatArt, 1995) with Lisle Ellis and Paul PlimleyMcPhee/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 KesslerAs 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 BisioSpecific Gravity (Boxholder, 1997 [2001]) with Joe GiardulloThe Brass City (Okka Disk, 1997 [1999]) with Jeb BishopChicago Tenor Duets (Okka Disk, 1998 [2002]) with Evan ParkerZebulon (CIMP, 1998 [1999]) with Michael BisioThe Dream Book (Cadence Jazz, 1998 [1999]) with Dominic DuvalSoprano (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 DrakeGrand Marquis (Boxholder, 1999) with Johnny McLellan • Manhattan Tango (Label Usine, 2000 [2004]) with Jérôme Bourdellon • Port of Saints (CjR, 2000 [2005]) with Michael Bisio, Raymond Boni and Dominic DuvalVoices & Dreams (Emouvance, 2000 [2001]) with Raymond Boni • Angels, Devils & Haints (CjR, 2000 [2009]) with Michael Bisio, Dominic Duval, Claude Tchamitian and Paul RogersMister Peabody Goes to Baltimore (Recorded, 2000 [2001]) • Remembrance (CjR, 2001 [2005]) with Michael Bisio, Raymond Boni and Paul HardingTales Out of Time (Hat Hut, 2002 [2004]) with Peter BrötzmannA 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 Brötzmann, Kent Kessler and Michael ZerangThe 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-LoveTwo Bands and a Legend (Smalltown Superjazz, 2007), with Cato Salsa Experience and The ThingAlto (Roaratorio, 2009) • Magic (Not Two, 2009) with Mikołaj Trzaska, Dominic Duval and Jay RosenThe Damage Is Done (Not Two, 2009) with Peter Brötzmann, Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang • Blue Chicago Blues (Not Two, 2010) with Ingebrigt Håker FlatenCreole Gardens (A New Orleans Suite) (NoBusiness, 2011) with Michael Zerang • Brooklyn DNA (Clean Feed, 2012) with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten • What/If/They Both Could Fly (Rune Grammofon, 2012) with Evan ParkerIthaca (8mm Records, 2012) with Eli KeszlerRed Sky (PNL, 2013) with Paal Nilssen-Love • Sonic Elements (Clean Feed, 2013) • Tree Dancing (Otoroku, 2019) with Chris Corsano, Lol Coxhill and Evan ParkerEchoes (Rune Grammofon, 2023) with Fire! Orchestra • ''I'm Just Say'n'' (Smalltown Supersound / Le Jazz Non, 2025) With Trio XRapture (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 ==
With Survival Unit III
Don’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) CompilationsA Future Retospective (Hat Hut, 1983) – compiles Old Eyes and OleoNation 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 With Peter BrötzmannThe 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 & Warren SmithTribute to Albert Ayler Live at the Dynamo (Marge Records, 2009) With the C. T. String QuartetReqiphoenix Nexus (Cadence Jazz, 1999 [2006]) With Dominic DuvalLive 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 FondaHeat Suite (Konnex, 2003) With Joe GiardulloShadow & Light (Drimala, 2002) With Jimmy Giuffre and André JaumeRiver Station (CELP, 1993) With Raphe MalikSympathy (Boxholder, 2002) with Donald Robinson With Mat ManeriSustain (Thirsty Ear, 2002) With the Nihilist Spasm BandNo Borders (Non Musica Rex, 2001) With Evan ParkerThe Redwood Session (CIMP, 1995) With Jamie SaftTiconderoga (Clean Feed, 2015) With Clifford ThorntonFreedom & Unity (Third World Records, 1967) With The ThingShe Knows... (Crazy Wisdom, 2001) == References ==
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