The Necessary And The Possible


Artist: Joe Morris

Label: Victo

Price: $15.95

Year: 2009
Format: CD

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Featuring Joe Morris on acoustic guitar, Simon H Fell on contrabass and Alex Ward on clarinet. What is one Yank and two Brits doing playing together up in Quebec for a Sunday afternoon concert? The answer can be found in the music itself as well as in the title of the CD which was inspired by a play by Harold Pinter. Joe Morris first performed and recorded with Simon H Fell in 1998 with a fine disc on Incus with Alan Wilkinson and Paul Hession. This particular trio played and toured for one week around the time of the Victo Feat last year (2008). This disc captures their magical set from the last Victo Feat and it is a most rewarding listen.

For most of Joe Morris' 70 plus recordings, he is playing either electric guitar or acoustic bass with a bit of banjo or acoustic guitar on rare occasion. This is an all acoustic trio and a splendid one it is indeed. As I listen to this I marvel at the way ideas are tossed around at such a quick rate. There is no leader to this trio as all three men converse in a common and exciting language of international improvisation. The warm and well-recorded sound of this trio is closer to a chamber group yet the playing is more intense and has that edge-of-your-seat type of thrill. At times it seems as if there is a race going, yet it is not a competition since the exchange of ideas is so seamless and continuous. There seems to be a series of little stories or scenes that emerge from the music and combination of musicians. It does take some serious and attentive listening in order to hear all that is going on here. Alex Ward is the youngest member of this trio and has recorded infrequently. He is an incredible clarinet player nonetheless and we can hear influences as diverse as Jimmy Giuffre and John Carter or perhaps AACM note-benders like Anthony Braxton or Roscoe Mitchell. Simon H Fell remains of the finest contrabassists & composers in Europe (currently living in France) and it is great to hear him pushing the envelope here. This is one of the best improvised sets I've heard in quite a while. - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG

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Joe Morris (acoustic guitar); Simon H. Fell (contrabass); Alex Ward (clarinet)

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