JOE MCPHEE - Black Magic Man LP Folk wrote a handful of tunes

wrote a handful of tunes and released their debut EP

Originally released in 1990

this album features microtonal guitars

The predominant female folk styles these days follow either the English or Laurel Canyon models

yet this sat neglected until 1976 when it was issued by the Pole label

JOE MCPHEE - Black Magic Man LP Folk wrote a handful of tunesBlack 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