Oleo is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1982 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1983 it was rereleased on CD in 1992 as Oleo & A Future Retrospective with bonus tracks recorded later that evening.[1]

Oleo
Studio album by Joe McPhee Po Music
Released	1983
Recorded	August 2, 1982 at Foundation Artist House in Boswil, Switzerland.
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:35
Label	HatHut hat MUSICS 3514
Producer	Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Joe McPhee chronology
Topology (1981) Oleo (1983) Visitation (1983)
Oleo & A Future Retrospective Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Allmusic reviewer Brian Olewnick states "It remains not only a wonderful session in its own right but also one of the more approachable entries into this superior musician's realm. Highly recommended".[2] All About Jazz writer Clifford Allen said "McPhee has hit on a central concept in jazz and improvised music with his engagement of lateral thinking. Improvisation, for it to be successful, must occur on an equal level between participants, a conversation in one room, at one table, even if the plates and silverware differ. The fact that this session is somewhat hit-or-miss does not defer from the notion of Po Music, for ebb and flow must include failures as well as successes".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee except as indicated

1. "Oleo" [Take 1] (Sonny Rollins) - 5:25
2. "Pablo" - 8:54
3. "Future Retrospective" - 7:00
4. "Astral Spirits" - 7:12
5. "Oleo" [Take 2] (Rollins) - 4:37
6. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 3:26
7. "Ann Kahlé" - 5:41
8. "When You Hear Music" - 8:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "After It's Over" - 7:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "It's Gone In the Air" - 11:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "You Can Never Capture It Again" - 7:43 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, cornet
• André Jaume - clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
• Raymond Boni - guitar
• François Mechali - bass (tracks 1-7)

References