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MFG in Minnesota

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Released
  
1979

MFG in Minnesota (1978)
  
Old Eyes (1980)

Release date
  
1979

Label
  
HatHut hat HUT S/T

Artist
  
Joe McPhee

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
June 4, 1978 at the Walker Church

Producer
  
Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger

Similar
  
Joe McPhee albums, Jazz albums

MFG in Minnesota is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1978 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1979.

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Reception

Allmusic gave the album 2 stars stating "One of the dangers in such associations when dealing with a musician of McPhee's caliber, however, is that his companions won't quite measure up, which is often the case here. The effort is certainly there and the results aren't "bad" by any means, but there is a certain lackluster quality where one gets the sense that any forward progress is being provided by McPhee, with the others straining to keep up".

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee, Milo Fine and Steve Gnitka

  1. "Part IB" - 17:05
  2. "Part IC" - 8:39
  3. "Part IIA" - 5:54
  4. "Part IIB" - 18:14
  5. "Part IIC" - 11:03
  6. "Part IID" - 5:52

Personnel

  • Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, pocket cornet
  • Milo Fine - piano, prepared piano, clavinet, drums
  • Steve Gnitka - guitar

    • References

    MFG in Minnesota Wikipedia
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