Joe McPhee UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Very RARE LP CjR label
$
67
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From what I understand, only 500 of this LP were printed. The record itself is good, no major flaws but you will hear some pops and clicks and light noise in the quiet passages of this record. The cover has some ringwear, but no tears or splits.
***From reviewer Derek Taylor: Nearly seven minutes elapse on the title track before the entrance of the horns and it’s a space filled with Bostic’s tumultuous percussion. Harnessing the energy of a human dynamo the drummer hammers and pounds with a muscular vigor that truly punishes his kit. McPhee’s solo, chased by Marks’ keening soprano wail, is awash in knotty flutters and dive-bombing register drops. Crabb’s muddy bass foray bleeds out much of the momentum, but the horns soon return with McPhee squeezing off staccato brass shots and Marks’ offering bristling retorts on hoary tenor. With “Harriett” the band jackknifes into more Classically-cped waters. Bostic’s vibes fuse with Crabb’s crystalline arco lines creating a luminous surface of harmonics for the horns to skate across. Marks’ flute adds further color and floats above the darker layered lines. “Message from Denmark” unfolds in a string of solo statements from McPhee and Crabb before a headlong rush into roiling ensemble release. Marks’ quotes tangentially from “A Love Supreme” in the latter half above Bostic’s cascading barrage.
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