Live from the New Music Cafe

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Live from the New Music Cafe
Live album by
Julius Hemphill Trio
Released1992
RecordedSeptember 27, 1991
VenueNew Music Cafe, New York City
GenreFree jazz
Length1:09:58
LabelMusic & Arts
CD-731
ProducerCynthia B. Herbst
Julius Hemphill chronology
Fat Man and the Hard Blues
(1991) 		Live from the New Music Cafe
(1992) 		Oakland Duets
(1993)

Live from the New Music Cafe is a live album by the Julius Hemphill Trio, led by saxophonist Hemphill, and featuring cellist Abdul Wadud and drummer Joe Bonadio. It was recorded on September 27, 1991, at the New Music Cafe in New York City, and was released by Music & Arts in 1992.[1][2][3]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[7]

In a review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick wrote: "It's a loose set ranging from subtly structured pieces to hard drivers like his classic 'Dogon AD,' generally featuring nice interplay between the leader's sinuous alto and soprano and Wadud's cello, the two musicians having become, at this point, virtual extensions of each other."[1]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated: "Bonadio isn't the most virtuosic drummer, but he's right for this music precisely because he doesn't want to plug every hole, fill every silence with sound."[5]

Track listing[edit]

Composed by Julius Hemphill.

  1. "Sixteen" – 12:39
  2. "Testament No. 5" – 9:54
  3. "Fifteen" – 12:00
  4. "Dogon A.D." – 13:00
  5. "Georgia Blue" – 6:14
  6. "Bordertown" – 9:10
  7. "Floppy" – 6:30

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Olewnick, Brian. "Julius Hemphill Trio: Live from the New Music Cafe". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Julius Hemphill Trio - Live from the New Music Cafe". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Julius Hemphill discography". JazzLists. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Lee, Nancy Ann; Holtje, Steve, eds. (1998). MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer Trade Books. p. 544.
  5. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 715.
  6. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 302.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 394.
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