{"product_id":"joe-mcphee-black-magic-man-lp","title":"Joe McPhee - Black Magic Man LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBlack Magic Man\u003c\/em\u003e is arguably the pivotal Joe McPhee release. It bridged the span between the regional and the international, bypassing the national altogether. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Recorded in the same sessions that produced \u003cem\u003eNation Time\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Magic Man\u003c\/em\u003e 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 audio engineer, acquiring equipment expressly to document McPhee's music. In December 1970, five years after Johnson and McPhee had met, they recorded two days of activity – a concert followed by an additional day of recordings – at Vassar College where McPhee was teaching in the Black Studies department. About half of the material was used to make \u003cem\u003eNation Time\u003c\/em\u003e. While they had planned to issue a follow-up, the money wasn't there, so the tapes sat dormant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fast-forward five years – Werner X. Uehlinger, a Swiss businessman who worked for Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, contacted Johnson while on a trip to the US, and over dinner with McPhee, they discussed putting out some of the unused tracks from the \u003cem\u003eNation Time\u003c\/em\u003e sessions. With this casual encounter in 1975, Hat Hut Records was inaugurated. The new label's maiden release was \u003cem\u003eBlack Magic Man\u003c\/em\u003e, dubbed Hat Hut A, the first in what would become Hat Hut's letter series. Along the way, the series would feature seven Joe McPhee records, including the first four in a row.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– John Corbett (excerpt from the liner notes)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Superior Viaduct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67988724875453,"sku":"xjj1793066132144","price":22.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/9120\/8381\/files\/joe-mcphee---black-magic-man-lp_1.jpg?v=1793066139","url":"https:\/\/exoticpetcare.shop\/products\/joe-mcphee-black-magic-man-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}