Graphics (album)

Graphics
Live album by Joe McPhee
Released	1978
Recorded	June 11 & 12, 1977 at Palais des Artes, Paris
Genre	Jazz
Length	78:41
Label	HatHut hat HUT I/J
Producer	Craig Johnson and Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Joe McPhee chronology
Rotation (1976) Graphics (1978) Variations on a Blue Line (1979)

Graphics is a live solo album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1977 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic reviewer Brian Olewnick states "Graphics is a rare gem but a necessary one for the McPhee fan, and is well worth the trouble of seeking out both for its inherent beauty and as a key work in the career of one of the strongest players in the jazz avant-garde of the late 20th century".^[2]

All compositions by Joe McPhee

1. "Graphics ¾" - 12:23
2. "Legendary Heroes" - 15:02
3. "Vieux Carre/Straight" - 7:04
4. "Daisy Bones" - 2:47
5. "Tenor No. 2" - 6:50
6. "Anamorphosis"- 14:10
7. "Trumpet" - 11:35
8. "Graphics 2/4" - 8:50

• Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, trumpet, cornet, bells, conch shell