Elsewhere (Joe Morris album)

Elsewhere
Studio album by
Joe Morris
Released1996
RecordedFebruary 26, 1996
StudioSorcerer Sound, New York
GenreJazz
Length60:09
LabelHomestead
ProducerJoe Morris, Steven Joerg
Joe Morris chronology
No Vertigo
(1995) 		Elsewhere
(1996) 		You Be Me
(1997)

Elsewhere is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, recorded in 1996 and released on Homestead. The Joe Morris Ensemble features pianist Matthew Shipp's regular trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey. Morris and Shipp played together once with violinist Mat Maneri in Boston four or five years before.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

In his review for AllMusic, David R. Adler states: "Morris is highly compelling throughout, both in terms of technique and sonic creation."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that "Morris' dogged concentration on melody and his refusal to fall back on harmonic cushions and props is communicated to his three partners, all of whom also have a strong stake in this brand of ragged improvisation."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Morris
  1. "Plexus" – 8:03
  2. "Elsewhere" – 13:58
  3. "Cirrus" – 5:13
  4. "Violet" – 11:37
  5. "Mind's Eye" – 6:16
  6. "Rotunda" – 15:02

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Original Liner Notes by Ben Ratliff
  2. ^ a b Adler, David R.. Joe Morris – Elsewhere: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1069. ISBN 0140515216.