Trinity (Harold E. Smith, Mike Krull and Joe McPhee album)

Trinity
Live album by Joe McPhee, Harold E. Smith, Mike Krull
Released	1972
Recorded	November 28, 1971 in the Parish Hall, West Park, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:50
Label	CjR CjR 3 Atavistic ALP214CD
Joe McPhee chronology
At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 (1971) Trinity (1972) Pieces of Light (1974)

Trinity is a live album by American jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee recorded in 1972 in West Park, New York and originally released on the CjR label, then reissued by Atavistic in 2001. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "On Trinity, the listener travels the history of sound through time and space. All that's left to do is nod silently in affirmation or weep and gnash your teeth in defeat. Revelatory. Glorious". ^[2] On All About Jazz writer Derek Taylor noted "McPhee states that Trinity was the first record where he really began to feel comfortable with his tenor playing. Drinking in his work on each of his horns over the duration of the album it’s startling how much of McPhee the mature player is already solidly in place and his explanation takes on new candor". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee, Mike Krull and Harold E. Smith except as indicated

1. "Ionization" - 28:41
2. "Astral Spirits" (McPhee) - 10:42
3. "Delta" - 16:19

Personnel

• Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, trumpet, cornet
• Mike Kull - piano, electric piano
• Harold E. Smith - percussion

References

1. Joe McPhee discography accessed April 17, 2015
2. Jurek, Thom. Trinity – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 17, 2015.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 983. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Taylor, D., All About Jazz Review, April 1, 2001