Racket Club is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 1993 and released on the About Time label. It was the second part of what Morris calls "Big Loud Electric Guitar" experiments, that started with Sweatshop.[1]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | June 26, 1993 | |||
| Studio | The Outpost, Stoughton, MA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 64:14 | |||
| Label | About Time | |||
| Producer | Joe Morris | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek notes that "this is an inverse portrait of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time band, a group that, at least here, deeply influenced Morris, not only in terms of composition and improvisation, but his tonal technical approach to the guitar."[2]
In a review for JazzTimes Larry Appelbaum states "It's a white-knuckle, noisy, wild trip of a CD, great for head banging."[3]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Joe Morris
- "Rumble Strip" – 8:28
- "Revolve" – 9:45
- "Wedge" – 6:40
- "Cellular" – 6:22
- "Vapor" – 11:28
- "Pointyhead (Parts 1 & 2)" – 4:49
- "Instinct" – 8:00
- "Slipshod" – 8:42
Personnel
edit- Joe Morris - guitar
- Jim Hobbs – alto sax
- Steve Norton – baritone sax
- Nate McBride – electric bass
- Jerome Deupree – drums
- Curt Newton – drums
References
edit- ^ Joe Morris Mess Hall at Dusted in Exile
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Joe Morris – Racket Club: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Appelbaum, Larry. Racket Club review at JazzTimes