Beautiful Existence

2005 studio album by Joe Morris

Beautiful Existence

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)  | Beautiful Existence
(2005)  | Rebus
(2007)

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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.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [3]

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."[2]

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."[3]

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."[4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Joe Morris

1. "Smear Spring" – 6:30
2. "Some Good" – 9:27
3. "Knew Something" – 9:27
4. "Real Reason" – 4:54
5. "King Cobra" – 9:23
6. "Beautiful Existence" – 12:02

## Personnel

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* Joe Morris \- guitar
* Jim Hobbs – alto sax
* Timo Shanko – bass
* Luther Gray – drums

## References

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1. ^ Beautiful Existence at Clean Feed
2. ^ a b Loewy, Steve. Joe Morris – Beautiful Existence: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 948. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
4. ^ Collins, Troy. Beautiful Existence review at All About Jazz

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Joe Morris

Studio albums|

* Sweatshop (1990)
* Flip and Spike (1992)
* Symbolic Gesture (1994)
* Illuminate (1995)
* Elsewhere (1996)
* You Be Me (1997)
* Antennae (1997)
* Racket Club (1998)
* Like Rays (1998)
* A Cloud of Black Birds (1998)
* Deep Telling (1999)
* Many Rings (1999)
* Underthru (1999)
* Soul Search (2000)
* Singularity (2001)
* Age of Everything (2002)
* Likewise (2003)
* Beautiful Existence (2005)
* Rebus (2007)
* High Definition (2008)
* Wildlife (2009)
* Colorfield (2009)
* Today on Earth (2009)
* Camera (2010)
* Traits (2011)
* Balance (2014)
* Red Hill (2014)
* Geometry of Distance (2019)

Live albums|

* Invisible Weave (1997)
* At the Old Office (2000)
* Out Right Now (2001)
* Altitude (2012)

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