Oleo (Joe McPhee album)
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| Oleo | ||||
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| Studio album by Joe McPhee Po Music | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | August 2, 1982 at Foundation Artist House in Boswil, Switzerland. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:35 | |||
| Label | HatHut hat MUSICS 3514 | |||
| Producer | Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
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| Oleo & A Future Retrospective Cover | ||||
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Oleo is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1982 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1983 it was rereleased on CD in 1992 as Oleo & A Future Retrospective with bonus tracks recorded later that evening.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Allmusic reviewer Brian Olewnick states "It remains not only a wonderful session in its own right but also one of the more approachable entries into this superior musician's realm. Highly recommended".[2] All About Jazz writer Clifford Allen said "McPhee has hit on a central concept in jazz and improvised music with his engagement of lateral thinking. Improvisation, for it to be successful, must occur on an equal level between participants, a conversation in one room, at one table, even if the plates and silverware differ. The fact that this session is somewhat hit-or-miss does not defer from the notion of Po Music, for ebb and flow must include failures as well as successes".[4]