What/If/They Both Could Fly

What/If/They Both Could Fly
What/If/They Both Could Fly
Live album by Evan Parker and Joe McPhee
Released	November 22, 2013
Recorded	July 6, 2012 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival in Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:11
Label	Rune Grammofon RLP/RCD3149
Joe McPhee chronology
Evan Parker chronology

What/If/They Both Could Fly is a live album by Evan Parker and Joe McPhee recorded Norway in 2012 and released on the Norwegian Rune Grammofon label.^[1]^[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]

Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek states "For fans of improvised music, What/If/They Both Could Fly has much to offer. For seasoned listeners, it will not likely reveal many hidden new doors, but it is enjoyable and engaging for its lively interplay, presented in a relaxed, open, and inquisitive fashion".^[3] In The Guardian John Fordham wrote "It's a must for free-jazz disciples of Parker and McPhee, but the uninitiated may also find much to enjoy in this gracefully rational and divertingly varied exhibition of improv".^[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Evan Parker and Joe McPhee

"What" - 18:52
"If" - 13:54
"They Both Could Fly" - 6:25

Personnel[]

References[]

^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 29, 2015
^ Rune Grammofon album entry accessed April 29, 2015
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jurek, Thom. What/If/They Both Could Fly – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Fordham, J., The Guardian Review, December 20, 2013

[Joe_McPhee_discography-1] Joe McPhee discography accessed April 29, 2015

[2] Rune Grammofon album entry accessed April 29, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jurek, Thom. What/If/They Both Could Fly – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[Guardian-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Fordham, J., The Guardian Review, December 20, 2013

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Studio albums	Pieces of Light (1974) Old Eyes (1980) Topology (1981) Oleo (1982) Visitation (1985) Linear B (1990) Impressions of Jimmy Giuffre (1992) Sweet Freedom - Now What? (1995) A Meeting in Chicago (1996) As Serious As Your Life (1996) Legend Street One (1996) Legend Street Two (1996) Inside Out (1996) Finger Wrigglers (1996) The Brass City (1997) Chicago Tenor Duets (1998) Zebulon (1998) In the Spirit (1999) No Greater Love (1999) Grand Marquis (1999) Tales Out of Time (2002)
Live albums	Underground Railroad (1969) Nation Time (1971) Black Magic Man (1971) At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971 (1971) Trinity (1972) Rotation (1976) The Willisau Concert (1976) Tenor (1977) Graphics (1977) Variations on a Blue Line (1977) Glasses (1977) MFG in Minnesota (1978) Élan • Impulse (1991) McPhee/Parker/Lazro (1995) Common Threads (1995) Specific Gravity (1997) The Dream Book (1998) Emancipation Proclamation: A Real Statement of Freedom (1999) Manhattan Tango (2000) Port of Saints (2000) Voices & Dreams (2000) Mister Peabody Goes to Baltimore (2000) Remembrance (2001) In Finland (2004) Guts (2007) What/If/They Both Could Fly (2012)
Trio X	Rapture (1999) The Watermelon Suite (1999) On Tour (2001) In Black and White (2002) Journey (2003) The Sugar Hill Suite (2004) Moods: Playing with the Elements (2005) Roulette at Location One (2005) Air: Above and Beyond (2006)