Colorfield
Studio album by
Joe Morris
Released2009
RecordedMay 12, 2009
Studio7A West Studios, Charlestown, Massachusetts
GenreJazz
Length50:06
LabelESP-Disk
ProducerJoe Morris
Joe Morris chronology
The Necessary and the Possible
(2009)		 Colorfield
(2009)		 Today on Earth
(2009)

Colorfield is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 2009 and released on the ESP-Disk label.[1] He leads a trio with pianist Steve Lantner, in his first recording with Morris as leader, and long-time collaborator drummer Luther Gray. The music is inspired, in part, by the Color Field school of painting, in which large patches of color, occasionally just one color, make up the composition. Another inspiration for the music is the early Cecil Taylor Unit recordings with Jimmy Lyons on alto saxophone and either Sunny Murray or Andrew Cyrille on drums.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Down Beat[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states "While there's a clear and present acknowledgment to the old Cecil Taylor Unit's of the '70s, Morris and the trio avoid any clichés while adopting their extended expressionist ideals and the then-new attitude toward making music without boundaries or timing issues that still works."[3]

The All About Jazz review by Jerry D'Souza says "Morris, Lantner and Gray are both subtle and powerful; it is the balance of these attributes that makes Colorfield a CD of highly crafted artistry."[5]

In a review for Down Beat Bill Meyer notes that "this record ask more of the listener than Morris' comparatively streamlined quartet recordings on Hatology and Aum Fidelity. But just as you’ll only perceive a painting’s subtle variations of tone and hue after extended contemplation, the closer you listen, the more Colorfield's music deepens, expands and ultimately envelops you."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Morris
  1. "Transparent" – 6:52
  2. "Silver Sun" – 13:42
  3. "Purple Distant" – 13:39
  4. "Bell Orange Curves" – 15:53

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Colorfield at ESP-Disk
  2. ↑ Original Liner Notes by Joe Morris
  3. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. Joe Morris – Colorfield: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Meyer, Bill. Colorfield review. Down Beat February 10: page 58. Print.
  5. ↑ D'Souza,Jerry. Colorfield review at All About Jazz
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