Released 2014 Length 55:47 Balance
(2014) Mess Hall
(2014) Producer Joe Morris Genre Jazz | Recorded December 13, 2013 From the Discrete to the Particular
(2012) Balance
(2014) Release date 2014 Label Clean Feed Records | |
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Studio Brooklyn Recording, New York City Artists Joe Morris, Joe Morris Quartet | ||
Balance is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris which was recorded in 2013 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. It was the return of the quartet with violinist Mat Maneri, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Gerald Cleaver, the same lineup that recorded in the 90s Underthru and At the Old Office.
Contents
According to Morris, the album complete a three part series of recordings inspired by the influence of the visual arts. The series began with Colorfield and continued with Camera. This final part addresses the influence of 20th Century sculpture made by artists like Alexander Calder, Anthony Caro, David Smith and Richard Serra.
Reception
The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita states "Among other positives, Morris' quartet is a unit you can count on for extending the limits of whatever improvisational model(s) they process, coinciding with the artists' dynamic interactions and dizzying rhythmical measures."
The Down Beat review by Bradley Bambarger notes that "Maneri’s viola sings and saws through imaginative solos and commentaries, and it blends wonderfully with the guitarist’s flinty single-note lines and harmonic shards, evoking whole worlds of music—not only shades of Ornette Coleman but abstractions of Africa, India and Appalachias."
Track listing
- "Thought" – 3:35
- "Effort" – 11:22
- "Trust" – 9:23
- "Purpose" – 12:38
- "Substance" – 6:36
- "Meaning" – 12:13
Personnel
Songs
1Thought (feat Mat Maneri - Chris Lightcap & Gerald Cleaver)Gerald Cleaver - Chris Lightcap - Mat Maneri3:35
2Effort (feat Mat Maneri - Chris Lightcap & Gerald Cleaver)Gerald Cleaver - Chris Lightcap - Mat Maneri11:22
3Trust (feat Mat Maneri - Chris Lightcap & Gerald Cleaver)Gerald Cleaver - Chris Lightcap - Mat Maneri9:23