Variations on a Blue Line
1979 live album by Joe McPhee
Variations on a Blue Line | ||||
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Live album by Joe McPhee | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | October 11, 1977 | |||
Venue | Salle Ste Croix des Pelletiers, Rouen, France | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:23 | |||
Label | HatHut hat HUT O | |||
Producer | Craig Johnson, Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
Joe McPhee chronology | ||||
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Variations on a Blue Line (subtitled 'Round Midnight) is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1977 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1979.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Allmusic gave the album 4½ stars.[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Joe McPhee except as indicated
- "Beanstalk" - 17:06
- "Motian Studies" - 7:39
- "Variations on a Blue Line (After a Theme for Knox)" - 6:33
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:05
Personnel
- Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
References
- ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 20, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed April 20, 2015
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- A Meeting in Chicago (1996)
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- Trinity (1972)
- Rotation (1976)
- The Willisau Concert (1976)
- Tenor (1977)
- Graphics (1977)
- Variations on a Blue Line (1977)
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- MFG in Minnesota (1978)
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- On Tour (2001)
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