Symbolic Gesture
{{Infobox album
| name = Symbolic Gesture
| type = studio
| artist = Joe Morris
| cover = Symbolic_Gesture_Cover.jpeg
| alt =
| released = 1994
| recorded = June 12, 1993
| venue =
| studio = The Outpost, Stoughton, MA
| genre = Jazz
| length = 53:49
| label = Soul Note
| producer = Joe Morris
| chronology = Joe Morris
| prev_title = Flip and Spike
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Illuminate
| next_year = 1995
}}
Symbolic Gesture is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note 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.[http://www.bb10k.com/MORRIS.disc.html Joe Morris discography by Rick Lopez]
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
| rev2 = Down Beat
| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
}}
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "As a first point of contact, it is slightly soft-centred."{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD|edition = 6th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2002|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 0140515216|pages = 1069}} In a double review for Down Beat, 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 – guitar
- Nate McBride – bass
- Curt Newton – drums
References
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