At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971


At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded in 1971 for WBAI in New York City, and first issued by the Swedish HatHut label in 1996.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The six lengthy pieces are full of fire but also have their quiet and lyrical moments. A strong all-around performance that should not have taken 25 years to release". On All About Jazz, Nic Jones noted "this is a great opportunity to check in with McPhee on street level and follow his musical journey chronologically from there. Live a little and savour the challenge".

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee
  1. Announcement 1 - 0:33
  2. "Black Magic Man" - 6:25
  3. Announcement 2 - 0:35
  4. "Nation Time" - 14:12
  5. "Song for Lauren" - 13:17
  6. Announcement 3 - 0:33
  7. "Message from Denmark" - 13:39
  8. "The Looking Glass 1" - 16:01
  9. "Harriet" - 13:35

Personnel