''Underthru'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris which was recorded in 1999 and released on OmniTone. In addition to Morris, the quartet for this album features violinist

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, bassist

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and drummer Gerald Cleaver.''Underthru''
at OmniTone

Reception

In his review for

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, Michael G. Nastos states "Though short of

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energy-wise and Derek Bailey in terms of innovation, Morris nonetheless holds high qualities of inventiveness, singular purpose, and individual vision." The

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review by Glenn Astarita claims "In some respects, ''Underthru'' is a bit lighter or perhaps less penetrating than previous 'Quartet' outings yet offers another glimpse of a notoriously 'cutting edge' band who seem capable of pursuing just about any avenue imaginable."Astarita, Glenn
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'' Larry Appelbaum says about the album that "it is the most overtly jazz-based recording in the Morris catalog... ''Underthru'' swings and grooves and leaves a lot of space for interaction." Appelbaum, Larry
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Joe Morris'' # "Underthru" – 16:24 # "Remarks" – 14:27 # "Routine Three" – 10:18 # "Two Busses and a Long Walk" – 14:14 # "Manipulatives" – 8:20

Personnel

* Joe Morris -

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

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violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...

baritone violin A Baritone violin is a member of the violin family and has two specific meanings: * a violin tuned an octave below conventional violin tuning (G2–D3–A3–E4). This is commonly accomplished by stringing a standard violin with heavy gauge stri ...

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bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

* Gerald Cleaver –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

References

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