''Elsewhere'' is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, recorded in 1996 and released on Homestead. The Joe Morris Ensemble features pianist

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's regular trio with bassist William Parker and drummer

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. Morris and Shipp played together once with violinist

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in Boston four or five years before.Original Liner Notes by Ben Ratliff

Reception

In his review for

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, David R. Adler states: "Morris is highly compelling throughout, both in terms of technique and sonic creation." ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

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

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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piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

* William Parker –

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 ...

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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

{{Authority control 1996 albums Joe Morris (guitarist) albums Homestead Records albums