Joe McPhee
As Serious As Your Life
FormatCDLabelhatOLOGYGenreJazz & Improvisation
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In 1996, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Joe McPhee's first solo release, McPhee recorded this remarkable album of solo reeds, pocket cornet, and electronics, using overdubbing to create gripping music including an homage to Miles Davis and unique versions of standards. "For me, 1996 was an important transitional year in which I decided to pursue what I called Project Dream Keeper. The goal, to begin realizing projects which had been shelved for years. One such project was to produce a solo recording in celebration of the 20th anniversary of my first solo release Tenor. With Tenor began a very important solo period which until now has never been documented on CD. Previous LP releases have long been out of print and difficult to find. I sincerely hope this is a new beginning. I wanted to return to the roots of my solo performances.\"-Joe McPhee
Release notes
Recorded on 27 May 1996 P + C 2014
| 1 | The Death Of Miles Davis | 6:28 | |
| 2 | A Wish In One Hand | 6:42 | |
| 3 | Ain't Nothin' But The Blues | 5:30 | |
| 4 | As Serious As Your Life 1 | 9:11 | |
| 5 | Haiku Study 1 | 4:43 | |
| 6 | Conlon In The Land Of Ra | 5:10 | |
| 7 | The Man I Love | 6:47 | |
| 8 | Tok | 2:27 | |
| 9 | As Serious As Your Life 2 | 3:21 | |
| 10 | After The Rain | 5:26 | |
| 11 | Party Lights | 1:03 |
- fuhrer vienna
- Design Concept [Graphic Concept]
- Matt Szwed
- Engineer
- Werner X. Uehlinger
- Liner Notes, Executive Producer
- Peter Pfister
- Mastered By
- Luca Butti
- Photography By
- Joe McPhee
- Trumpet [Pocket], Reeds, Piano, Electronics, Composed By, Liner Notes, Producer
