''Soul Search'' is an album by American jazz guitarist
Joe Morris featuring a duo with violinist
Mat Maneri
Mat Maneri (born October 4, 1969) is an American composer, violin, and viola player. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri and Sonja Maneri.
Career
Maneri has recorded with Cecil Taylor, Guerino Mazzola, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Ger ...
, which was recorded in 1999 and released on the
AUM Fidelity label.
[''Soul Search''](_blank)
at AUM Fidelity
Reception
In his review for
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
, Charie Wilmoth states "Maneri and Morris had developed utterly distinctive instrumental voices: Their senses of phrasing and harmony were, and are, uniquely theirs."
''
The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' notes that "The two stringed instruments frequently exchange roles, with Maneri producing big chords and Morris teasing out single-note lines at great speed."
The ''
All About Jazz'' review by Glenn Astarita states "The musicians engage a very special musical language that is characterized by their remarkable intuition, distinctive craftsmanship and cultivated improvisational speak."
[Astarita, Glenn]
''Soul Search'' review
at All About Jazz
In his review for ''
JazzTimes'', Duck Baker states "There are breath-taking moments on ''Soul Search'' when the two players find their way into a little musical world that seems utterly undiscovered, and these sublime successes seem to lift the level of the music throughout."
[Baker, Duck]
''Soul Search'' review
at '' JazzTimes''
Track listing
:''All compositions by Joe Morris & Mat Maneri''
# "Slight Of Hand" – 8:04
# "Adhesive" – 6:40
# "Eyes Or Gaze" – 5:59
# "Natural Number" - 7:57
# "Versicolor" – 7:21
# "Soul Search" – 2:25
# "Flyer" – 5:13
# "Micron" - 3:06
# "Forwards And Sideways" – 7:08
# "Pluralize" – 8:26
Personnel
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Joe Morris -
electric guitar
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Mat Maneri
Mat Maneri (born October 4, 1969) is an American composer, violin, and viola player. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri and Sonja Maneri.
Career
Maneri has recorded with Cecil Taylor, Guerino Mazzola, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Ger ...
–
electric violin
References
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2000 albums
2000 collaborative albums
Joe Morris (guitarist) albums
AUM Fidelity albums