Wildlife (Joe Morris album)

Wildlife is an album by American jazz musician Joe Morris, which was recorded in 2008 and released on the AUM Fidelity label. It was the debut recording by a new group featuring saxophonist Petr Cancura and drummer Luther Gray. Morris plays bass instead of guitar.[1]

Wildlife
Studio album by
Joe Morris
Released2009
RecordedMarch 16, 2008
StudioRiti Studios, Guilford, Connecticut
GenreJazz
Length56:36
LabelAUM Fidelity
ProducerJoe Morris
Joe Morris chronology
MVP LSD
(2009)		 Wildlife
(2009)		 The Necessary and the Possible
(2009)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Phil Freeman states "There's a lot of Ayler in Cancura's tone; he's a powerful player with a strong sense of melody, always retaining an essential cohesion within his solos, even at their most fervid. Gray is all over the kit, guiding the other two men and maintaining a forceful momentum."[2]

The All About Jazz review by Troy Collins says that "The trio embraces a wide range of spatial dynamics on this expansive set, with the majority of their probing explorations conjuring the bristling frenzy of New Thing era expressionism."[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Morris / Cancura / Gray
  1. "Geomantic" – 13:35
  2. "Thicket" – 19:21
  3. "Crow" – 10:06
  4. "Nettle" – 13:34

Personnel

References
  1. Wildlife at AUM Fidelity
  2. Freeman, Phil. Joe Morris – Wildlife: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  3. Collins,Troy. Wildlife review at All About Jazz
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