JOE MCPHEE - Black Magic Man LP Sweater/Hoodies Tigrinya and Oromo melodies to

Tigrinya and Oromo melodies to otherworldly flavors soaked in jazz and blues

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JOE MCPHEE - Black Magic Man LP Sweater/Hoodies Tigrinya and Oromo melodies toBlack Magic Man is arguably the pivotal Joe McPhee release. It bridged the span between the regional and the international, bypassing the national altogether. Recorded in the same sessions that produced Nation Time, Black Magic Man consists of music not chosen for that LP. Like its much feted sister, technically it falls under the domain of CjR, Craig Johnson's herculean effort in support of McPhee. An erstwhile painter, Johnson became a self taught