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Tenor is a live solo album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1976 it was the third album released on the Swiss HatHut label and was rereleased on CD in 2000 as Tenor & Fallen Angels with a bonus track.[1]

Tenor
Live album by Joe McPhee
Released	1977
Recorded	September 1 & 2, 1976 at Michael Overhage's farmhouse in Adlemsried, Switzerland and October 8, 1977 at Palais des Glaces in Paris, France (Bonus track)
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:03
Label	HatHut hat HUT C
Producer	Werner X. Uehlinger
Joe McPhee chronology
The Willisau Concert (1975) Tenor (1977) Rotation (1977)
Tenor & Fallen Angels Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
All About Jazz	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Allmusic reviewer Steve Loewy stated "McPhee was (and is) a master of new sounds. He trailblazes paths, unafraid of consequences, devoid of cliches. His improvisations incorporate squeaks and squeals, but also bop-like stabs and outrageously radical runs that scream for attention. McPhee has come a long way since this major recording, but this still remains one of the best solo tenor albums of avant-garde jazz".[2] On All About Jazz writer Glen Astarita noted "Tenor & Fallen Angels is a brilliant portraiture of a musician who is sharing his sentiments, visualizations and artistic spirit for the entire world to hear! - Essential".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings describes the album as “packed with rich ideas.”[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee

1. "Knox" - 8:34
2. "Good-Bye Tom B." - 6:34
3. "Sweet Dragon" - 5:35
4. "Tenor" - 23:26
5. "Fallen Angels" - 14:59 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone

References

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