In the Spirit (Joe McPhee album)

In the Spirit
Studio album by Joe McPhee Bluette
Released	1999
Recorded	March 17–18, 1999
Studio	The Spirit Room in Rossie, New York.
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:31
Label	CIMP CIMP 199
Producer	Robert D. Rusch
Joe McPhee chronology

In the Spirit is an album of spirituals performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee's Bluette recorded in 1999 and first released on the CIMP label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic reviewer Steve Loewy states "An important contribution to the discography of the spiritual, McPhee gives it a new perspective, but one that is entirely respectful of the tradition. Performed gracefully and tastefully, the group tastes free form without losing sight of the melodies".[2] On All About Jazz, Derek Taylor wrote "In a career stamped by a continuous string of transcendent recordings this is one of McPhee's best to date, a vital testament that lovingly embraces the indelible tradition of spirituals and expertly applies them to the setting of creative improvisation".[3] In JazzTimes, Harvey Pekar suggested "Maybe one more extroverted track would have helped the CD, which sometimes gets too subdued, but it's a fine effort nevertheless".[4]

Track listing

"Deep River" (Traditional) – 9:32
"People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 12:01
"God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 11:44
"Birmingham Sunday/Come Sunday" (Joe McPhee/Duke Ellington) – 14:19
"Astral Spirits" (Joe McPhee) – 8:32
"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) – 7:23

Personnel

Joe McPhee – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Joe Giardullo – flute, bass clarinet, clarinet, soprano saxophone
Michael Bisio, Dominic Duval – bass

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References

Joe McPhee discography accessed April 22, 2015
Loewy, Steve. In the Spirit – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
Taylor, D., All About Jazz Review, April 1, 2000
Pekar, H., JazzTimes Review, July/August 2000

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[Joe_McPhee_discography-1] Joe McPhee discography accessed April 22, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Loewy, Steve. In the Spirit – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.

[3] Taylor, D., All About Jazz Review, April 1, 2000

[4] Pekar, H., JazzTimes Review, July/August 2000

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)