Air: Above and Beyond

{{Infobox album

| name = Air: Above and Beyond

| type = Live

| artist = Trio X

| cover = Air Above and Beyond.jpg

| alt =

| released = 2007

| recorded = June 15, 2006 at the Suoni per il Popolo Festival in Montreal, Canada.

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length =

| label = CIMP CIMPol 5001

| producer =

| chronology = Joe McPhee

| prev_title = The Open Door

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Voices: 10 Improvisations

| next_year = 2006

}}

Air: Above and Beyond is a live album performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee's Trio X recorded in Canada in 2006 and first released on the CIMP label.[http://joemcphee.com/air-above-and-beyond.html Joe McPhee discography] accessed May 1, 2015

Reception

All About Jazz said "it's memorable set" and "For those who are used to the tenor-bass-drums setup as something frequently given to full-bore blowing, Trio X eloquently captures the tension before the release".[http://news.allaboutjazz.com/trio-x-air-above-and-beyond-cimpol.php All About Jazz Review], accessed May 4, 2015Allen, C., [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/joe-mcphee-a-legend-in-heavy-company-by-clifford-allen.php Joe McPhee: A Legend In Heavy Company], March 16, 2008

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen except as indicated

  1. "Fried Grapefruit" - 16:30
  2. "Jump Spring" - 10:57
  3. "2128½ Indiana" - 8:15
  4. "Close Up" - 7:31
  5. "Give Us This Day" - 10:22
  6. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:41
  7. "A Valentine in the Fog of War" - 8:27

Personnel

References