''Symbolic Gesture'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian

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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.Joe Morris discography by Rick Lopez
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Reception

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'' states "As a first point of contact, it is slightly soft-centred." In a double review for ''

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'', John Corbett says about the album that "is a perfect introduction. Morris is a slinky melodist with an Ornettish approach to refracting the blues."Corbett, John. ''Symbolic Gesture'' review. ''Down Beat'' September 95: page 59. Print.

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

* Joe Morris –

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* Nate McBride –

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* Curt Newton –

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References

{{Authority control 1994 albums Joe Morris (guitarist) albums Black Saint/Soul Note albums