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A Cloud Of Black Birds

Joe Morris Quartet

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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 /TiVo

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1
Threshold
Joe Morris
00:10:55

Joe Morris, Composer, Artist - Jerome Deupree, Artist - Mat Maneri, Artist - Chris Lightcap, Artist - Joe Morris / Chris Lightcap / Mat Maneri / Jerome Deupree, MainArtist

1998 AUM Fidelity 1998 Riti Publishing (ASCAP)

2
Mesmeric
Joe Morris / Chris Lightcap / Mat Maneri / Jerome Deupree
00:08:09

Joe Morris, Artist - Jerome Deupree, Artist - Mat Maneri, Artist - Chris Lightcap, Artist - Joe Morris Quartet, Composer - Joe Morris / Chris Lightcap / Mat Maneri / Jerome Deupree, MainArtist

1998 AUM Fidelity 1998 Riti Publishing (ASCAP)

3
A Cloud Of Black Birds
Joe Morris
00:08:49

Joe Morris, Composer, Artist - Jerome Deupree, Artist - Mat Maneri, Artist - Chris Lightcap, Artist - Riti Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Joe Morris / Chris Lightcap / Mat Maneri / Jerome Deupree, MainArtist

1998 AUM Fidelity 1998 Riti Publishing (ASCAP)

4
Emblem
Joe Morris
00:08:57

Joe Morris, Composer, Artist - Jerome Deupree, Artist - Mat Maneri, Artist - Chris Lightcap, Artist - Riti Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Joe Morris / Chris Lightcap / Mat Maneri / Jerome Deupree, MainArtist

1998 AUM Fidelity 1998 Riti Publishing (ASCAP)

5
Renascent
Mat Maneri
00:04:09

Joe Morris, Composer, Artist - Mat Maneri, Composer, Artist - Riti Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Joe Morris / Mat Maneri, MainArtist

1998 AUM Fidelity 1998 Riti Publishing (ASCAP)

6
Radiant Flux
Joe Morris
00:09:54

Joe Morris, Composer, Artist - Jerome Deupree, Artist - Mat Maneri, Artist - Chris Lightcap, Artist - Riti Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Joe Morris / Chris Lightcap / Mat Maneri / Jerome Deupree, MainArtist

1998 AUM Fidelity 1998 Riti Publishing (ASCAP)

7
Take Place
Joe Morris / Chris Lightcap / Mat Maneri / Jerome Deupree
00:06:34

Joe Morris, Artist - Jerome Deupree, Artist - Mat Maneri, Artist - Chris Lightcap, Artist - Joe Morris Quartet, Composer - Riti Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Joe Morris / Chris Lightcap / Mat Maneri / Jerome Deupree, MainArtist

1998 AUM Fidelity 1998 Riti Publishing (ASCAP)

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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 /TiVo

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