Sunday 26 March 2006
JOE MCPHEE TRIO X
Joe McPhee-saxophones, trumpet, Dominic Duval-bass, Jay Rosen-drums
His magical take on avant-garde sax remains one of the wonders of the scene. He still has one of the most beautiful tones on the planet, even when he’s reaching for jazz’s outer limits.’, spoke the The New York Times. The 66 year old American Joe McPhee elaborates on the free jazz of the 60’s with the intensity of John Coltrane and the ingenuity of Ornette Coleman but like Albert Ayler, always with a shot of blues and R&B. Downbeat wrote about Trio X: ‘Rhapsodic… perfectly eloquent… subtle yet powerful… incredible lyricism.’