Antennae (album)

Antennae is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 1997 and released on the AUM Fidelity label. It features a trio with Jerome Deupree, who was the original drummer in the rock band Morphine and played with Morris on some of his early Riti albums, and bassist Nate McBride. The pieces on Antennae took their inspiration from a collection of visual graphic aids created by Lowell Davidson, a pianist with whom Morris worked fairly extensively before his death in 1990.[1]

Antennae
Studio album by Joe Morris
Released	1997
Recorded	July 5 & 6, 1997
Studio	The Outpost, Stoughton, MA
Genre	Jazz
Length	73:59
Label	AUM Fidelity
Producer	Joe Morris, Steven Joerg
Joe Morris chronology
Invisible Weave (1997) Antennae (1997) Racket Club (1998)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
Down Beat	[4]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "The tracks on Antennae are among the most intense Morris has produced. He seems more inclined to dwell on notes and to explore the light and shade that gather between attack and delay."[3] The Down Beat review by John Corbett says that "Antennae is a rich trio outing from Morris, who continues to stretch jazz guitar into strange, beautiful new shapes."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Morris

1. "Synapse" – 8:17
2. "Antennae" – 13:21
3. "Silent Treatment" – 7:35
4. "Stare Into a Lightbulb for Three Years" – 13:30
5. "Human Pyramid" – 9:22
6. "Elevator" – 15:09
7. "Virtual Whatever" – 6:45

Personnel

• Joe Morris - guitar
• Nate McBride – bass
• Jerome Deupree – drums

References

1. Antennae at AUM Fidelity
2. Ankeny, Jason. Joe Morris – Antennae: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1070. ISBN 0140515216.
4. Corbett, John. Antennae review. Down Beat March 98: page 46. Print.