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As Serious as Your Life
Studio album by Joe McPhee
Released	1998
Recorded	May 27, 1996
Studio	Mixtery in Trumbull, Connecticut
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:48
Label	HatHut hatOLOGY 514
Producer	Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Joe McPhee chronology
A Meeting in Chicago (1996) As Serious as Your Life (1998) Legend Street One (1996)

As Serious as Your Life is a solo album by the multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1996 and released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1998. The title track is named for the 1977 book by Val Wilmer.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

AllMusic reviewer Brian Olewnick stated: "As Serious as Your Life offers a fairly wide picture of the range of his talents and creative genius, and is arguably the finest of his solo recordings. Highly recommended."

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee except as indicated

1. "The Death of Miles Davis" - 6:28
2. "A Wish in One Hand" - 6:42
3. "Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" - 5:30
4. "As Serious as Your Life 1" - 9:11
5. "Haiku Study 1" - 4:43
6. "Conlon in the Land of Ra" - 5:10
7. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:47
8. "Tok" - 2:27
9. "As Serious as Your Life 2" - 3:21
10. "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) - 5:26
11. "Party Lights" - 1:03

Personnel

• Joe McPhee - reeds, pocket cornet, piano, electronics

References

1. Joe McPhee discography accessed April 22, 2015
2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 983. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. ^ Olewnick, Brian. As Serious as Your Life – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

• Joe McPhee albums
• 1998 albums
• Hathut Records albums