The Dream Book

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The Dream Book
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Live album by
Joe McPhee and Dominic Duval
Released1999
RecordedAugust 27, 1998
Venue Knitting Factory, NYC.
Genre Jazz
Length59:57
Label Cadence Jazz CJR 1105
Producer Bob Rusch
Joe McPhee chronology
Zebulon
(1998)
The Dream Book
(1999)
Rapture
(1998)

The Dream Book is a live album by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee and bassist Dominic Duval recorded at the Knitting Factory in 1999 and released on the Cadence Jazz label. [1]

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Reception

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Allmusic reviewer Steve Loewy states "With total command of their instruments, and endless ideas, the duo produces expectantly stunning results. Wondrous and evocative". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee and Domenic Duval except where noted.

  1. "Dance of the Reasons Why" – 18:53
  2. "Beyond the Truth-Lies" – 8:17
  3. "Moffett's Motif" – 6:39
  4. "Old Eyes" (Joe McPhee) – 5:28
  5. "Caught in the Moment" – 10:14
  6. "And Then Red" – 4:54
  7. "Celebration" – 2:00

Personnel

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References

  1. Joe McPhee discography accessed April 22, 2015
  2. 1 2 Loewy, Steve. The Dream Book – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 984. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.