Voices & Dreams

Voices & Dreams
Live album by Raymond Boni and Joe McPhee
Released	2001
Recorded	May 5, 2000 at Horlieu in Lyon and May 9 & 10, 2000 at Parenthèses in Marseilles.
Genre	Jazz
Length	67:32
Label	Emouvance émv 1016
Producer	Françoise Bastianelli
Joe McPhee chronology

Last updated June 24, 2019

Voices & Dreams is a live album by guitarist Raymond Boni and multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee recorded in France in 2000 and first released on the French Emouvance label.^[1]^[2]

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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Allmusic reviewer François Couture states "Recommended, especially to those who prefer their free jazz tempered".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee

"Voices I" - 7:12
"Dream I" - 10:00
"Voices II" - 12:28
"Dream II" - 6:47
"Voices III" - 11:10
"Dream III" - 8:20
"Voices IV" - 11:03

Personnel

Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, pocket trumpet
Raymond Boni - electric guitar

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the Alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones which have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭₂ to E₅ (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists".

The alto saxophone, also referred to as the alto sax, is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, and patented in 1846. It is pitched in E♭, and is smaller than the tenor, but larger than the soprano. The alto sax is the most common saxophone and is commonly used in concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, and jazz. The fingerings of the different saxophones are all the same so a saxophone player can play any type of saxophone.

Pocket trumpet compact size b-flat trumpet, with the same playing range as the regular trumpet

The pocket trumpet is a compact size B♭ trumpet, with the same playing range as the regular trumpet. The length of the tubing, if straightened, would measure the same as that of a standard trumpet. However, the tubing is wound more tightly than that of a standard trumpet to reduce the instrument's size while retaining the characteristic sound. The bell is generally of smaller diameter than a standard trumpet. It is not a standardized instrument to be found in concert band or orchestra brass sections and is generally regarded as a novelty. It is used mostly by trumpet players as a practice instrument that can be packed in a suitcase and taken to places where carrying standard trumpets would be a problem. Though it does not have a reputation as a serious concert band or orchestra instrument, it has occasionally been used by soloists in jazz or other ensembles to add flair and variety.

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Port of Saints is a live album of performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee recorded in 2000 in France and first released on the CjR label.

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<i>Moods: Playing with the Elements</i> 2005 studio album by Trio X

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References

↑ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 22, 2015
↑ Emouvance album entry accessed April 22, 2015
1 2 Couture, François. Voices & Dreams – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 24, 2015.

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[2] Emouvance album entry accessed April 22, 2015

[Allmusic-3] 1 2 Couture, François. Voices & Dreams – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 24, 2015.

v t e Joe McPhee
Studio albums	Pieces of Light (1974) Old Eyes (1980) Topology (1981) Oleo (1982) Visitation (1985) Linear B (1990) Impressions of Jimmy Giuffre (1992) Sweet Freedom - Now What? (1995) A Meeting in Chicago (1996) As Serious As Your Life (1996) Legend Street One (1996) Legend Street Two (1996) Inside Out (1996) Finger Wrigglers (1996) The Brass City (1997) Chicago Tenor Duets (1998) Zebulon (1998) In the Spirit (1999) No Greater Love (1999) Grand Marquis (1999) Tales Out of Time (2002)
Live albums	Underground Railroad (1969) Nation Time (1971) Black Magic Man (1971) At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 (1971) Trinity (1972) Rotation (1976) The Willisau Concert (1976) Tenor (1977) Graphics (1977) Variations on a Blue Line (1977) Glasses (1977) MFG in Minnesota (1978) Élan • Impulse (1991) McPhee/Parker/Lazro (1995) Common Threads (1995) Specific Gravity (1997) The Dream Book (1998) Emancipation Proclamation: A Real Statement of Freedom (1999) Manhattan Tango (2000) Port of Saints (2000) Voices & Dreams (2000) Mister Peabody Goes to Baltimore (2000) Remembrance (2001) In Finland (2004) Guts (2007) What/If/They Both Could Fly (2012)
Trio X	Rapture (1999) The Watermelon Suite (1999) On Tour (2001) In Black and White (2002) Journey (2003) The Sugar Hill Suite (2004) Moods: Playing with the Elements (2005) Roulette at Location One (2005) Air: Above and Beyond (2006)