Released 1994 Length 53:49 | Recorded June 12, 1993 Symbolic Gesture(1994) Illuminate(1995) Release date 1994 Label Soul Note | |
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Similar Colorfield, Three Men Walking, Eloping with the Sun, Age of Everything, Cosmic Suite | ||
Symbolic Gesture is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. It features his trio with bassist Nate McBride and drummer Curt Newton. After four records on his own Riti label, this was his debut on another imprint and the first guitarist-led album in the twenty-year history of Black Saint/Soul Note.
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Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "As a first point of contact, it is slightly soft-centred." In a double review for Down Beat, John Corbett says about the album that "is a perfect introduction. Morris is a slinky melodist with an Ornettish approach to refracting the blues."
Track listing
All compositions by Joe Morris- "Invisible" – 9:07
- "Lowell's House" – 14:05
- "Symbolic Gesture" – 13:34
- "Finite/Margin" – 9:26
- "The Lookman" – 7:37
Personnel
Songs
1InvisibleCurt Newton - Nate Mcbride with Joe Morris - Curt Newton - Nate McBride9:07
2Lowell's HouseCurt Newton - Nate Mcbride with Joe Morris - Curt Newton - Nate McBride14:05
3Symbolic GestureCurt Newton - Nate Mcbride with Joe Morris - Curt Newton - Nate McBride13:34