''Underthru'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris which was recorded in 1999 and released on OmniTone. In addition to Morris, the quartet for this album features violinist

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, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Gerald Cleaver.''Underthru''
at OmniTone

Reception

In his review for

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, Michael G. Nastos states "Though short of Sonny Sharrock energy-wise and Derek Bailey in terms of innovation, Morris nonetheless holds high qualities of inventiveness, singular purpose, and individual vision." The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita claims "In some respects, ''Underthru'' is a bit lighter or perhaps less penetrating than previous 'Quartet' outings yet offers another glimpse of a notoriously 'cutting edge' band who seem capable of pursuing just about any avenue imaginable."Astarita, Glenn
''Underthru'' review
at All About Jazz In his review for '' JazzTimes'' Larry Appelbaum says about the album that "it is the most overtly jazz-based recording in the Morris catalog... ''Underthru'' swings and grooves and leaves a lot of space for interaction." Appelbaum, Larry
''Underthru'' review
at '' JazzTimes''

Track listing

:''All compositions by Joe Morris'' # "Underthru" – 16:24 # "Remarks" – 14:27 # "Routine Three" – 10:18 # "Two Busses and a Long Walk" – 14:14 # "Manipulatives" – 8:20

Personnel

* Joe Morris -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

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violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

, baritone violin * Chris Lightcap –

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* Gerald Cleaver –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{Authority control 1999 albums Joe Morris (guitarist) albums