At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971

At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971
Live album by Joe McPhee & Survival Unit II
Released	1996
Recorded	October 30, 1971, at WBAI's Free Music Store in NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	78:52
Label	HatHut hat ART CD 6197
Producer	Pia and Werner X. Uehlinger
Joe McPhee chronology
Black Magic Man (1971) At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 (1996) Trinity (1971)
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At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 (also released as N.Y.N.Y. 1971) is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in 1971 for WBAI (99.5 FM) in New York City, and first issued by the Swedish HatHut label in 1996. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
All About Jazz	[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The six lengthy pieces (which are sandwiched by somewhat stilted announcing) are full of fire but also have their quiet and lyrical moments. A strong all-around performance that should not have taken 25 years to release". ^[2] On All About Jazz, Nic Jones noted "this is a great opportunity to check in with McPhee on street level and follow his musical journey chronologically from there. Live a little and savour the challenge". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee

1. Announcement 1 - 0:33
2. "Black Magic Man" - 6:25
3. Announcement 2 - 0:35
4. "Nation Time" - 14:12
5. "Song for Lauren" - 13:17
6. Announcement 3 - 0:33
7. "Message from Denmark" - 13:39
8. "The Looking Glass 1" - 16:01
9. "Harriet" - 13:35

Personnel

• Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, trumpet
• Clifford Thornton - baritone horn, cornet
• Byron Morris - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Mike Kull - piano
• Harold E. Smith - percussion

References

1. Joe McPhee discography accessed April 28, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 28, 2015.
3. Jones, N., All About Jazz Review, June 28, 2006