You Be Me
| You Be Me | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | August 22, 1995 | |||
| Studio | The Outpost, Stoughton, MA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 65:39 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Joe Morris | |||
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You Be Me is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, recorded in 1995 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. For the record, Morris expanded to a quartet consisting of the trio with whom he recorded Symbolic Gesture, with the addition of violinist Mat Maneri.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |   [2] |
In an article for the Boston Phoenix, Ed Hazell noted that the group possessed "flexible interconnections that stretch and bend but never break. They hold most tightly together at precisely those moments it seems they must fly apart. This sense of communion comes from more than craft; its origins lie in a fundamental spirituality at the heart of music in the African-American tradition."[3]
The JazzTimes review by Harvey Pekar states: "The quartet does some good pointillistic work, illustrating their ability to listen and defer to each other."[4]
Track listing[edit]
- All compositions by Joe Morris
- "You Be Me" – 11:47
- "Deep Discount" – 7:16
- "Transmitter" – 6:27
- "The Object of Color" – 11:48
- "Real Reason" – 12:05
- "Adult Themes" – 10:11
- "Glider" – 6:05
Personnel[edit]
- Joe Morris - guitar
- Mat Maneri – violin
- Nate McBride – bass
- Curt Newton – drums
References[edit]
- ^ Joe Morris Discography by Rick Lopez Archived March 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1042. ISBN 0141034017.
- ^ Joe Morris gets around by Ed Hazell at Boston Phoenix
- ^ You Be Me review by Harvey Pekar at JazzTimes