Variations on a Blue Line
| Variations on a Blue Line | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | October 11, 1977 | |||
| Venue | Salle Ste Croix des Pelletiers, Rouen, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:23 | |||
| Label | HatHut hat HUT O | |||
| Producer | Craig Johnson, Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
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Variations on a Blue Line (subtitled 'Round Midnight) is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1977 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1979.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic gave the album 4½ stars.[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Joe McPhee except as indicated
- "Beanstalk" - 17:06
- "Motian Studies" - 7:39
- "Variations on a Blue Line (After a Theme for Knox)" - 6:33
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:05
Personnel
References
- ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 20, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed April 20, 2015