Topology (album)

Topology
Studio album by Joe McPhee Po Music
Released	1981
Recorded	March 24 and 25, 1981, at Foundation Artists' House in Boswil, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Label	HatHut hat ART 1987/88
Producer	Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Joe McPhee chronology
Tales and Prophecies (1981) Topology (1981) Oleo (1981)
Alternative Cover

Topology is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1981 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label, it was rereleased on CD in 1990. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee

1. "Age" – 10:47
2. "Blues for Chicago" – 5:34
3. "Pithecanthropus Erectus" (Charles Mingus) – 10:33
4. "Violets for Pia" – 7:43
5. "Topology I & II" (André Jaume, Joe McPhee) – 28:40

Personnel

• Joe McPhee – tenor saxophone, pocket trumpet
• André Jaume – alto saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1 & 3–5)
• Irène Schweizer – piano
• Raymond Boni – guitar (tracks 1–3 & 5)
• François Mechali – bass
• Radu Malfatti – percussion, trombone, electronics (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Pierre Favre – percussion (track 5)
• Michael Overhage – cello (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
• Tamia – vocals (track 5)

References

1. Joe McPhee discography accessed April 20, 2015
2. Topology – AllMusic Review accessed April 20, 2015