Beautiful Existence

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Beautiful Existence
Beautiful existence cover.jpg
Studio album by
Joe Morris
Released2005
RecordedOctober 15, 2004
StudioPKRS, New York City
GenreJazz
Length51:43
LabelClean Feed
ProducerJoe Morris
Joe Morris chronology
Likewise
(2003) 		Beautiful Existence
(2005) 		Rebus
(2007)

Beautiful Existence is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 2004 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. He leads a new quartet consisting of the trio with whom he recorded Age of Everything with the addition of alto saxophonist Jim Hobbs.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3.5/4 stars[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy states " Morris is a superb composer, too, as he dishes up generally simple though piercing melodies, some of which, such as the slower, yet bubbly Ornette Coleman-influenced 'Some Good' are infused with an attractive bluesy tinge."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "This is a powerful statement, with a kind of chastened beauty, from a label that seems determined to catch anything new and exciting in contemporary music on the fly."[3]

The All About Jazz review by Troy Collins says "With hauntingly atmospheric modal grooves, tender, reflective ballads and invigorating, angular free bop, Morris's singular talents as a guitarist have never been more evident."[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Joe Morris
  1. "Smear Spring" – 6:30
  2. "Some Good" – 9:27
  3. "Knew Something" – 9:27
  4. "Real Reason" – 4:54
  5. "King Cobra" – 9:23
  6. "Beautiful Existence" – 12:02

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Beautiful Existence at Clean Feed
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Loewy, Steve. Joe Morris – Beautiful Existence: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 948. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
  4. ^ Collins,Troy. Beautiful Existence review at All About Jazz
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