Graphics is a live solo album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1977 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label.[1]

Graphics
Live album by
Released1978
RecordedJune 11 & 12, 1977 at Palais des Artes, Paris
GenreJazz
Length78:41
LabelHatHut hat HUT I/J
ProducerCraig Johnson and Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Joe McPhee chronology
Rotation
(1976)
Graphics
(1978)
Variations on a Blue Line
(1979)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [2]

Allmusic reviewer Brian Olewnick states "Graphics is a rare gem but a necessary one for the McPhee fan, and is well worth the trouble of seeking out both for its inherent beauty and as a key work in the career of one of the strongest players in the jazz avant-garde of the late 20th century".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Joe McPhee

  1. "Graphics ¾" - 12:23
  2. "Legendary Heroes" - 15:02
  3. "Vieux Carre/Straight" - 7:04
  4. "Daisy Bones" - 2:47
  5. "Tenor No. 2" - 6:50
  6. "Anamorphosis"- 14:10
  7. "Trumpet" - 11:35
  8. "Graphics 2/4" - 8:50

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 20, 2015
  2. ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. Graphics – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2015.