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Joe McPhee (reeds, trumpet, pvc pipe, voice) composer, multi-instrumentalist and poet, has been on a musical search through improvisation, conceptual studies and composition, encompassing various aspects of acoustic and electronic music, which has brought wide acclaim and recognition worldwide. His PO Music series inspired by philosopher Dr. Edward de Bono's work with lateral thinking uses positive provocatioon to move from fixed ideas in order to discover new ones. PO is a language indicator to show that the process of provocation is taking place and that things might not be necessarily what they seem. It is his hope that the name Joe McPhee will accomplish the same result.

McPhee's work extending the free jazz idiom was partially responsible for the founding of HAT HUT records, and McPhee has been widely documented as an international voice in new music. His collaborations with Pauline Oliveros, Peter Brotzman Octet, and Dominic Duvall, among others, have produced very amazing music. "Joe McPhee stands out as a musician who adeptly combines a highly developed sense of clarity and precision in playing with and adventurous spirit of collaboration."-Stewart Mostofsky

Trinity  represents the second installation in The Unheard Music Series efforts to resurrect Joe McPhee's early '70's work on the CjR  label, soon to be completed with Underground Railroad and Pieces of Light.  This brilliant trio recording of blues inflected out-soul from 1973 follows up on hugely successful Nation Time, recorded a year later.  Originally issued in 1973 in an edition of 1000, Trinity has not available since.

Trinity is McPhee's favorite of his CjR recordings, claiming it was a not only a turning point in his music, but with the tenor saxophone as well: "With Trinity, I began to feel more comfortable with the instrument.  Not having a bassist also removed me from a normal" jazz" context, let the music just be what it was ...the larger space provided by the trio gave me more time to explore the instrument, the colors became more clear, the area I wanted to work became more defined."

This reissue features original artwork, plus a previously unseen cover  photo originally designed for  a solo record by Mike Kull (keyboardist on this outing) that was never recorded.  The music has been  remastered from original tapes; the LP had to be severely compressed to squeeze all the music on to it, but in the digital realm restoration of all the sweet space was possible.  Hence, Trinity has never sounded so fantastic!  Featured are a long drum and tenor  duet  section (with McPhee breaking new ground on the horn), and a fantastic piece dedicated to Albert Ayler, with McPhee overdubbed on soprano sax and pocket cornet.  Utterly spellbinding.

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