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Beautiful Existence

Beautiful Existence
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Studio album by Joe Morris
Released 2005
Recorded October 15, 2004
Studio PKRS, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 51:43
Label Clean Feed
Producer Joe Morris
Joe Morris chronology
Likewise
(2003)Likewise2003
Beautiful Existence
(2005)
Rebus
(2007)Rebus2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars
The Penguin Guide to Jazz 3.5/4 stars

Beautiful Existence is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 2004 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. He leads a new quartet consisting of the trio with whom he recorded Age of Everything with the addition of alto saxophonist Jim Hobbs.

In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy states " Morris is a superb composer, too, as he dishes up generally simple though piercing melodies, some of which, such as the slower, yet bubbly Ornette Coleman-influenced 'Some Good' are infused with an attractive bluesy tinge."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "This is a powerful statement, with a kind of chastened beauty, from a label that seems determined to catch anything new and exciting in contemporary music on the fly."

The All About Jazz review by Troy Collins says "With hauntingly atmospheric modal grooves, tender, reflective ballads and invigorating, angular free bop, Morris's singular talents as a guitarist have never been more evident."


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