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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | December 12 and 13, 1970 at Chicago Hall at Vassar College Urban Center for Black Studies | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 40:49 | |||
| Label | CjR CjR 2 Atavistic ALP201CD | |||
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Nation Time is a live album by saxophonist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in late 1970 and originally released on the CjR label, then reissued by Atavistic in 2000. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Lang Thompson stated "the end result is inventive and captivating". [2] On All About Jazz, Robert Spencer noted "one of the most exciting things about this album is the sense of space. Although all three of these tracks are quite propulsive, McPhee and his men are imaginative enough to continue to refresh them with rhythmic and other variations". [4] PopMatters writer Imre Szeman said "Nation Time is as a good a place as any to start a sustained relationship with this genius of modern jazz. It’s the kind of album that you want to tell everyone about and that you want to force everyone to listen to. Brilliant stuff-an absolutely, positively recommended addition to your collection". [5]
All compositions by Joe McPhee except as indicated
Joe McPhee is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist born in Miami, Florida, a player of tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet, flugelhorn and valve trombone. McPhee grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, and is most notable for his free jazz work done from the late 1960s to the present day.
Domination is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with an orchestra conducted by Oliver Nelson. The CD release added the bonus track "Experience in E" composed by Joe Zawinul and originally released on the 1970 album The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra.
Trinity is an album by American mult-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in 1972 and originally released on the CjR label, then reissued by Atavistic in 2001.
Black Magic Man is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded on December 12, 1970 and was the first album released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1975. It was included, in a heavily extended form, on the "Nation Time" 4-CD box set issued by Corbett vs. Dempsey.
Underground Railroad is a live album by saxophonist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in 1969 at the Holy Cross Monastery and originally released on the CjR label, then reissued by Atavistic in 2001 with a bonus concert from the same venue.
Pieces of Light is an album by mult-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee with John Snyder on synthesizer recorded in 1972 and originally released on the CjR label, then reissued by Atavistic in 2005.
Tenor is a live solo album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1976 it was the third album released on the Swiss HatHut label and was rereleased on CD in 2000 as Tenor & Fallen Angels with a bonus track.
Visitation is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1983 and first released on the Canadian Sackville label, it was rereleased on CD in 2003.
Legend Street Two is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in 1996 and first released on the CIMP label.
Inside Out is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee with violinist David Prentice, recorded in 1996 and released on the CIMP label.
Emancipation Proclamation: A Real Statement of Freedom is an album by percussionist Hamid Drake and multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in 1999 and first released on the Okka Disk label.
Mister Peabody Goes to Baltimore is a live album by composer and multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee recorded in Baltimore, Maryland at the High Zero Festival in 2000 and first released on the Recorded label.
Remembrance is a live album of performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee recorded in 2001 at the Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle and first released on the CjR label in 2005.
At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in 1971 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1996.
Tales Out of Time is an album by Peter Brötzmann, Joe McPhee, Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang recorded in 2002 and released on the Swiss HatHut label in 2004.
On Tour is a live album by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee's Trio X featuring bassist Dominic Duval and percussionist Jay Rosen recorded in 2001 and released on the Cadence Jazz label.
In Finland is a live album by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee, pianist Matthew Shipp and bassist Dominic Duval recorded in 2004 and released on the Cadence Jazz label.
Buddy Bolden's Rag is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson, recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1995.
Blue Jazz is the final studio album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson released by the Delmark label in 2003.
Freedom & Unity is an album by valve trombonist Clifford Thornton. It was recorded in July 1967 at Sound City Studios in New York City, and was released by Third World Records in 1969. On the album, Thornton is joined by members of the Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble: saxophonist Sonny King, trumpeter Joe McPhee, cornetist Edward Avent, vibraphonist Karl Berger, bassists Don Moore, Jimmy Garrison, and Tyrone Crabb, and drummer Harold (Nunding) Avent.
