Home > Music > Jazz Instrumental Music > morris guitar

Morris guitar in Jazz Instrumental Music

you're in Jazz Instrumental Music, see other matches in:

Advertisement
Advertisement
sort by:
view as:      
add tax & shipping for
 
 
Singularity by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 06/19/2001)
 

Singularity by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD -...

starting at

$6
  • product
Singularity by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 06/19/2001)
"Singularity" (06/19/2001) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), AUM FidelitySolo performer: Joe Morris (acoustic guitar). Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar). Recording information: Sharon, MA (05/10/2000). Over the course of two decades and over 20 albums, Joe Morris elucidated his own entire school of guitar playing. His virtuoso technique, entirely absent of gimmickry or effects, is marked with a deep appreciation of melody, and stunning rhythmic counterpoint. A highly palpable sense of searching for a deeper understanding of living within the natural world is always in evidence. Morris's standard modus operandi is the electric Les Paul, played in trio, quartet or the occasional duo. On this appropriately titled album, Morris sat down solo with an acoustic steel-string to weave an awe-inspiring web of 10 fully improvised compositions. His love of West African string music is well evident in his repeating of intricate lines, and the gradual unfolding of a melodic ideal. The recording itself is impeccable, and this rare solo setting fully allows for the jaw-dropping experience of hearing Morris's deeply probing musical mind--not to mention his devastating technique--in action.

starting at

$6
Many Rings by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 06/22/1999)
 

Many Rings by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - ...

starting at

$8
  • product
Many Rings by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 06/22/1999)
"Many Rings" (06/22/1999) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), Knitting Factory WorksPersonnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Rob Brown (saxophone, flute); Karen Borca (bassoon); Andrea Parkins (accordion, samples). Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Rob Brown (flute, alto saxophone); Andrea Parkins (accordion, sampler); Karen Borca (bassoon). Audio Mixer: Sascha von Oertzen. Recording information: Knitting Factory Recording Studios, New York NY (02/05/1999). Collective improvisation is something that has been a rarity in most types of jazz. It has been common in Dixieland, and Charles Mingus thrived on it. But most jazz--whether it's swing, hard bop, post-bop, fusion, soul-jazz, Latin jazz or bossa nova--has favored a head/solos/head format. Guitarist Joe Morris, however, shows us how appealing collective improvisation can be on Many Rings, a free-form session uniting the guitarist with bassoon player Karen Borca, alto saxman/flutist Rob Brown and accordion player Andrea Parkins. This is hardly a session in which the quartet states the theme and the players take turns blowing--when Morris is soloing, you never know who will jump in and respond with some blowing of his or her own. Musical democracy prevails on such abstract offerings as "Motion to the Air" and "Drawn to the Magnet," and yet, Many Rings doesn't go for all-out pandemonium. Because the players are very much in sync, unplanned solos generally make sense on this album--if Morris is blowing and Brown or Borca decide it's time to jump in and add something to the conversation, their comments are, for the most part, appropriate. Obviously, music this free-form isn't for everyone, but for those who appreciate and comprehend free jazz, Many Rings is worth picking up. ~ Alex Henderson

starting at

$8
Antennae by Joe Morris Trio (Guitar) (CD - 11/18/1997)
 

Antennae by Joe Morris Trio (Guitar) (CD...

starting at

$9
  • product
Antennae by Joe Morris Trio (Guitar) (CD - 11/18/1997)
"Antennae" (11/18/1997) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), AUM FidelityJoe Morris Trio: Joe Morris (guitar); Nate McBride (acoustic bass); Jerome Deupree (drums). Recorded at The Outpost Studio, Stoughton, Massachusetts on July 5-6, 1997. Includes liner notes by Joe Morris. Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Jerry Deupree (drums). Liner Note Author: Joe Morris . Recording information: The Outpost Studio, Stoughton, MA (07/05/1997/07/06/1997). Joe Morris continues to hone his impressive guitar style on the Trio outing Antennae; a precise, economical player, his phrasing is articulate, his sound clean and distinctive. ~ Jason Ankeny

starting at

$9
A Cloud of Black Birds by Joe Morris Quartet (Guitar) (CD - 12/08/1998)
 

A Cloud of Black Birds by Joe Morris Qua...

starting at

$10
  • product
A Cloud of Black Birds by Joe Morris Quartet (Guitar) (CD - 12/08/1998)
"A Cloud of Black Birds" (12/08/1998) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), AUM FidelityJoe Morris Quartet: Joe Morris (guitar); Mat Maneri (violin); Chris Lightcap (bass); Jerome Deupree (drums). Recorded at PBS Studios, Westwood, Massachusetts on June 26, 1998. Includes liner notes by Joe Morris. Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Mat Maneri (violin); Jerry Deupree (drums). Recording information: PBS Studios, Westwood, MA (06/26/1998). Violinist Mat Maneri, bassist Chris Lightcap, and drummer Jerome Deupree join the adventurous Joe Morris on these seven tracks. The music is intense and challenging, but it has a certain airiness -- unlike when, say, Matthew Shipp and William Parker are in the picture. The Maneri-Morris combo makes for arresting contrasts in string timbre, particularly on their one duet, "Renascent," where Morris manages to sound almost like a tabla drum. "Threshold" and "Radiant Flux" have coherent melodies and feature the rhythm section at their best, grooving in a fractured yet propulsive way. Morris makes yet more timbral discoveries on the title track, over a mid-tempo swing feel. As for the "cloud of black birds" in question, it's part of a difficult childhood memory that Morris shares eloquently in his liner notes. ~ David R. Adler

starting at

$10
Underthru by Joe Morris Quartet (Guitar) (CD - 04/05/2005)
 

Underthru by Joe Morris Quartet (Guitar)...

starting at

$11
  • product
Underthru by Joe Morris Quartet (Guitar) (CD - 04/05/2005)
"Underthru" (04/05/2005) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), OmnitoneJoe Morris Quartet: Joe Morris (guitar); Mat Maneri (violin); Chris Lightcap (bass); Gerald Cleaver (drums). Recorded at PBS Studios, Westwood, Massachusetts on March 18, 1999. Includes liner notes by Frank Tafuri. Personnel: Mat Maneri (violin, baritone violin); Gerald Cleaver (drums). Recording information: 03/18/1999. There's no doubt Morris is an original electric jazz guitarist. Though short of Sonny Sharrock energy-wise and Derek Bailey in terms of innovation, Morris nonetheless holds high qualities of inventiveness, singular purpose, and individual vision. His is a spare, amplified, but not treated sound, thin on fiber and bulk but allowing those staccato notes to softly sing. Bassist Chris Lightcap, violinist Mat Maneri, and drummer Gerald Cleaver are all quite capable musicians well aware of what Morris seeks. They collectively fuel the smoldering embers with sight lines of their own. It is music firmly in the modern avant-garde, with signals from both underground and outer space informing but not dictating terms. The five compositions from Morris are all quite long, starting with the 16-minute title track. A bass-drums workout shows Lightcap and Cleaver can get next to these juxtaposed notions, as well. "Remarks" is more conversational, a dirge blues with free intentions and melodies that flow then stop, flow then stop, repeated through the entire piece. Cleaver in particular has a handle on these changes; he seems to be initiating them with no cue from Morris. Blues beats morph unexpectedly at his command, and there's a peculiar reference to "Stormy Weather." More obtuse is a 6/4 to 4/4 in "Routine Three," which is very angular and Thelonious Monk-ish in nature. It swings on its own terms. "Two Busses and a Long Walk" is termed by Morris as a "flowthrough" composition with bass, drums, violin, and guitar. None of the four establish but a squint of melody, and hot water sounds swirl around and around. "Manipulatives" is a launching pad for ideas to shoot forth simultaneously, decidedly free and unabashed, with Lightcap's best solo. Morris has an individualist's attitude which produces music that is not for everyone, but certainly well within listenable parameters. Timidity or resting on laurels is not in the vocabulary of this unique musician. ~ Michael G. Nastos

starting at

$11
At the Old Office by Joe Morris Quartet (Guitar) (CD - 04/11/2000)
 

At the Old Office by Joe Morris Quartet ...

starting at

$10
  • product
At the Old Office by Joe Morris Quartet (Guitar) (CD - 04/11/2000)
"At the Old Office" (04/11/2000) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), Knitting Factory WorksJoe Morris Quartet: Joe Morris (guitar); Matt Maneri (viola); Chris Lightcap (bass); Joe Cleaver (drums). Recorded live in the The Old Office at The Knitting Fatory, New York, New York on November 6, 1999. Includes liner notes by Joe Morris. Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Mat Maneri (viola); Gerald Cleaver (drums). Audio Mixer: Sascha von Oertzen. Liner Note Author: Joe Morris . Recording information: Knitting Factory (11/06/1999). The same Quartet that made the brilliant studio album, UNDERTHRU, is here featured live at the Knitting Factory's Old Office space shortly after that record's release. The coiled-up energy that is unleashed through highly melodic compositions on the Joe Morris Quartet's three studio albums is here unfurled in a slow motion exposition of the group's uncanny interaction. Two group improvisations and two new Morris compositions find the group extending the investigation of melodic interpolation to the fullest. There is plenty of room for solos, duos, and trio sections in each of these pieces. For example, "Don't Say Too Much" features an insistent seven-note bass line, with drums alternately holding and expanding the pocket for a full four minutes before guitar and violin enter the picture. Finally entering in harmony to state the melody line, they then (slowly, of course) break it down, reconstruct, and restate. A compelling mantra-like state is achieved over the course of this album's 75 minutes.

starting at

$10
Age of Everything by Joe Morris Trio (Guitar) (CD - 07/02/2002)
 

Age of Everything by Joe Morris Trio (Gu...

starting at

$12
  • product
Age of Everything by Joe Morris Trio (Guitar) (CD - 07/02/2002)
"Age of Everything" (07/02/2002) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), Riti Records (AUM Fidelity)Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Timo Shanko (bass); Luther Gray (drums). Recorded at Riti Studios, Guilford, Connecticut on January 20, 2002. Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Luther Gray (drums). Audio Mixer: Frank Clifford. Recording information: Riti Studios, Guilford, CN (01/20/2002).

starting at

$12
Elsewhere by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 06/17/1996)
 

Elsewhere by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 0...

starting at

$15
  • product
Elsewhere by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 06/17/1996)
"Elsewhere" (06/17/1996) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), HomesteadThis energetic quartet session features Joe Morris with some of his closest associates: pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker, and drummer Whit Dickey. They start off intensely with the churning full-ensemble improv of "Plexus." Morris then begins the title track alone; Parker joins with busy low-register arco and later has a nice duo exchange with Dickey, about seven minutes in. "Cirrus," the shortest piece, introduces a slower, more spacious concept. The lyrical "Violet" is calmer still; Morris begins alone once more and Dickey enters with mallets, creating a wistful ambience. Parker makes a brief unaccompanied statement just before the final restatement of the theme. Morris and Parker introduce the relatively brief "Mind's Eye" with some fast, playful dialogue that soon gets filled out by piano and drums, setting the stage for the epic finale, "Rotunda." Morris is highly compelling throughout, both in terms of technique and sonic creation. ~ David R. Adler

starting at

$15
No Vertigo by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 05/22/2001)
 

No Vertigo by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - ...

starting at

$20
  • product
No Vertigo by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 05/22/2001)
"No Vertigo" (05/22/2001) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), Leo Records (Jazz) - (Import)Solo performer: Joe Morris (acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin, banjouke).

starting at

$20
Racket Club by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 02/18/2001)
 

Racket Club by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD -...

See More Info
  • product
Racket Club by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 02/18/2001)
"Racket Club" (02/18/2001) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), About Time RecordsPersonnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Jim Hobbs (alto saxophone); Steve Norton (baritone saxophone); Nate McBride (electric bass); Jerome Deupree, Curt Newton (drums). Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Jim Hobbs (alto saxophone); Steve Norton (baritone saxophone); Nate McBride (electric bass); Curt Newton, Jerry Deupree (drums). Audio Mixer: Jim Siegel. Recording information: The Outpost, Stoughton, MA (06/23/1993). Editor: Brad Pierce. Racket Club is one of guitarist Joe Morris' early albums. Recorded in 1993, it features a largish ensemble, a sextet, and is virtually unlike any other Joe Morris record fans -- or foes -- have ever heard. For starters, with two drummers, two saxophonists, a bassist, and himself, this is an inverse portrait of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time band, a group that, at least here, deeply influenced Morris, not only in terms of composition and improvisation, but his tonal technical approach to the guitar. And while the music here is driven, funky, dirty, raw, and full of energy and fine musicianship, it ultimately misses for precisely this reason. With the exception of the obvious shift away from the alto as the centerpiece to the six-string electric guitar, Morris' sound here, and his tunes, are complete apes of Coleman's all the way down to Morris tuning his guitar to harmolodic E, the same tuning James "Blood" Ulmer used first with the Coleman band, then later on in his own funky harmolodic investigations. Given what you've come to expect from Morris and his knotty, cerebral elegance, this is a change, and an even more accessible opportunity to hear him play. However, there's too little of the guitarist as himself here to evaluate properly. This would be a decent Prime Time album if they recorded with Bern Nix in front instead of Coleman. Given Morris' almost unbelievable development over the past decade, it's a far more interesting proposal to listen to his later records when his signature is firmly in place. ~ Thom Jurek
See More Info
Flip & Spike by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 09/1992)
 

Flip & Spike by Joe Morris (Guitar) ...

See More Info
  • product
Flip & Spike by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 09/1992)
"Flip & Spike" (09/1992) Jazz Instrument Morris, Joe (Guitar), Riti Records (AUM Fidelity)Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar), Sebastian Steinberg (bass), Jerry Deupree (drums). Personnel: Joe Morris (guitar); Sebastian Steinberg (acoustic bass); Jerry Deupree (drums). Recording information: Outpost Studios, Stoughton, MA; The Middle East, Cambridge, MA. Editor: Jonathan Wyner. On his third trio outing, Joe Morris uses his rhythm section of Sebastian Steinberg and Jerry Deupree on bass and drums, respectively, acoustically. Flip & Spike is a series of works that vary in length and texture that are designed to expand the use of the guitar in the jazz setting. This stands in stark contrast to the loose funk and groove of Sweatshop, its predecessor. Here Morris concerns himself with developing an expanded language for the jazz guitar through the use of intervallic techniques and experimentation with the line itself. Morris' line is long, moving across measures and rhythmic constructs in a loping unbroken way, much in the same manner as a horn player who is improvising over a set of changes or the intervals on those changes. For the title track, he combines a limited use of chromatics inside the intervallic architecture of both mode and phrase to blow his lines across as extensions of the melodic impulse. On the four-part "Mnemonic Device," Morris collapses that same line with intricacy, offering only its accent points as possible variations. On the closing "Reflexes," he moves through a bluesy, swinging set of intervals that accent rhythm and color, with knotty arpeggios combing the landscape looking for the hooky riffs provided by Steinberg. Flip & Spike is the first of Morris' recordings that articulate his signature investigations of the guitar as an instrument of sonic density and dexterity, not just as a solo vehicle. As such, and as a work of striking emotional commitment, it is quite remarkable. ~ Thom Jurek
See More Info
Compare prices on Morris guitar in Jazz Instrumental Music when you shop online at bizrate. Read reviews and buy Morris guitar from reputable merchants. Find great deals on Music gifts with our search engine. You can sort Morris guitar in Jazz Instrumental Music by the lowest price or by stores -- even calculate tax and shipping costs. Comparison shop for Singularity by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 06/19/2001) or Soul Search by Joe Morris (Guitar) (CD - 06/30/2000).