Legend Street Two

Legend Street Two
Studio album by
Joe McPhee Quintet
Released1996
RecordedJune 1 & 2, 1996 at The Spirit Room in Rossie, New York.
GenreJazz
Length62:55
LabelCIMP CIMP 132
ProducerRobert D. Rusch
Joe McPhee chronology
Legend Street One
(1996) 		Legend Street Two
(1996) 		Inside Out
(1996)

Legend Street Two is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in 1996 and first released on the CIMP label.[1]

Reception

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

Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek states " it's a breathless and beautiful tapestry of multiphonic jazz art. Legend Street Two is further evidence why Joe McPhee is the real guy to watch in the 21st century; it feels like he's just getting warmed up".[2] Writing for JazzTimes, John Murph said "With more emphasis on sound than song, Legend Street Two illustrates McPhee's penchant for creating terse, sonically bewildering soundscapes. ...Uncompromising in both structure and sound, Legend Street Two is a "for members only" listening experience".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee except as indicated

  1. "Something Sweet, Something Tender" (Eric Dolphy) - 14:57
  2. "Consider the Alternative" - 8:59
  3. "Double Ten" - 11:04
  4. "E.P." - 1:54
  5. "Dark Doings" - 14:57
  6. "There Was a Flower Near Napoli" (Charles Tyler) - 5:07
  7. "Not Absolute" - 5:57

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 22, 2015
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Legend Street Two – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 983. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Murph, J., JazzTimes Review, January/February 1996