Specific Gravity (album) explained

Specific Gravity
Type:Live album
Artist:Joe McPhee and Joe Giardullo
Cover:Specific_Gravity_(album).jpg
Released:2001
Recorded:September 27, 1997, at WPKN in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Genre:Jazz
Length:53:05
Label:Boxholder BHX021
Chronology:Joe McPhee
Prev Title:Finger Wigglers
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:The Brass City
Next Year:1997

Specific Gravity is a live album by the multi-instrumentalists Joe McPhee and Joe Giardullo, recorded in 1997 and first released on the Boxholder label.[1]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer, David R. Adler, wrote, "Even the most experienced listeners may not be able to discern what's at stake here theoretically, but in any case, there's much to recommend in this meeting of two highly advanced minds." On All About Jazz, the writer Glenn Astarita wrote, "The force of magnetism between these two master musicians is prominently displayed on this fine outing. Recommended" while Derek Taylor observed, "The art of the duo is a sphere necessarily reserved improvisers able to negotiate its myriad challenges. Giardullo and McPhee prove themselves in possession of such mettle, but those listeners familiar with either player are unlikely to require any such convincing."[2] In JazzTimes, Aaron Steinberg wrote, "The two men work slowly and deliberately, each giving the other the utmost space, focusing on nuance in interval and texture. The recording peaks on the starkly beautiful, delicate rendition of Coltrane's 'After the Rain'."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Giardullo and Joe McPhee except as indicated

  1. "A Priori"- 28:09
  2. "Specific Gravity" (Joe McPhee) - 5:39
  3. "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) - 10:53
  4. "Sienna " - 6:42

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Specific Gravity. Joe McPhee discography. April 22, 2015.
  2. Web site: Joe McPhee & Joe Giardullo: Specific Gravity. Glenn Astarita. January 1, 2002. All About Jazz. May 31, 2022.
    - Web site: Joe McPhee & Joe Giardullo: Specific Gravity. Derek Taylor. January 1, 2002. About Jazz Review. May 31, 2022.
  3. Web site: Joe McPhee/Joe Giardullo: Specific Gravity. Aaron Steinberg. JazzTimes. June 1, 2002. May 31, 2022.