Illuminate (Joe Morris and Rob Brown album)
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Illuminate is an album by a quartet co-led by jazz guitarist Joe Morris and alto saxophonist Rob Brown, which was recorded in 1993 and released on Leo Lab, a sublabel of Leo Records. Rehearsing and recording this album was the first time the quartet worked together as a band, although Morris played with Brown before on Youniverse and the trio without Morris recorded High Wire.[1]
Reception
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In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek says about the album that "it's a challenging and deeply satisfying set of music by a short-lived but gifted quartet."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "the definig characteristic of the music on Illuminate is the responsiveness of the player to one another."[3]
Track listing
- "Results" (Morris, Brown, Parker, Krall) – 11:52
- "Illuminate" (Joe Morris) – 7:11
- "Inklings" (Rob Brown) – 23:01
- "Pivotal" (Morris, Brown, Parker, Krall) – 11:13
Personnel
References
- ^ Original Liner Notes by Ed Hazell
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Joe Morris – Illuminate: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1041. ISBN 0141034017.