Released 1998 Length 57:15 Release date 1998 | Recorded June 26, 1998 | |
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Similar At the Old Office, Colorfield, Three Men Walking, Eloping with the Sun, Age of Everything | ||
Joe morris quartet threshold from a cloud of black birds 1998
A Cloud of Black Birds is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 1998 and released on the AUM Fidelity label. It features a quartet with bassist Chris Lightcap, violinist Mat Maneri and drummer Jerome Deupree.
Contents
- Joe morris quartet threshold from a cloud of black birds 1998
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, David R. Adler states "The music is intense and challenging, but it has a certain airiness." The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "Reunion with Maneri sparks off a lot of shared experience, and their interaction, notably on the duo 'Renascent', is close, intelligent and thoroughly sympathetic." The JazzTimes review by Harvey Pekar says that "Morris' solos have an angular quality. He plays both flurries of notes and spare phrases during which he's thinking from interval to interval, trying to make the shape of his lines as distinctive as possible."
Track listing
All compositions by Joe Morris except as indicated- "Threshold" – 10:54
- "Mesmeric" (Morris, Lightcap, Maneri, Deupree) – 8:06
- "A Cloud of Black Birds" – 8:48
- "Emblem" – 8:54
- "Renascent" (Morris, Maneri) – 4:07
- "Radiant Flux" – 9:52
- "Take Place" (Morris, Lightcap, Maneri, Deupree) – 6:34
Personnel
Songs
1ThresholdChris Lightcap - Mat Maneri - Jerome Deupree10:56
2MesmericChris Lightcap - Mat Maneri - Jerome Deupree8:10
3A Cloud Of Black BirdsChris Lightcap - Mat Maneri - Jerome Deupree8:51