Port of Saints (album) explained

Port of Saints
Type:Live album
Artist:Joe McPhee, Raymond Boni, Michael Bisio and Dominic Duval
Cover:Port of Saints (album).jpg
Released:2006
Recorded:May 8, 2000
Venue:Chapelle Sainte Philomène, Puget-Ville, France
Genre:Jazz
Length:63:31
Label:CjR CjR-6
Producer:Craig Johnson and Joe McPhee
Chronology:Joe McPhee
Prev Title:In the Spirit
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Voices & Dreams
Next Year:2000

Port of Saints is a live album of performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee recorded in 2000 in France and first released on the CjR label.[1]

Reception

On All About Jazz, Lyn Horton wrote "Port of Saints describes an epic journey whose main character is the saxophone. A guitar acts as the saxophone's alter ego. Two basses supply avuncular guide posts for traveling to an unknowable but certain destination. The journey is rife both with fantasy and human spirit".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee, Raymond Boni, Michael Bisio and Dominic Duval.

  1. "Port of Saints" – 51:00
  2. "The Snake, the Fish (and Things)" – 13:52

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://joemcphee.com/port-of-saints.html Joe McPhee discography
  2. Horton, L., All About Jazz Review, December 24, 2006