Flip and Spike is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris released in 1992 on his own Riti label. It features a trio with Jerome Deupree, who was the original drummer in the rock band Morphine, and bassist Sebastian Steinberg.
| Flip and Spike | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Studio | The Outpost, Stoughton, MA (4, 10) Middle East, Cambridge, MA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:55 | |||
| Label | Riti | |||
| Producer | Joe Morris & Anne Marcotty Morris | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "Flip & Spike is the first of Morris' recordings that articulate his signature investigations of the guitar as an instrument of sonic density and dexterity, not just as a solo vehicle. As such, and as a work of striking emotional commitment, it is quite remarkable."[1]
In his book Honesty Is Explosive!: Selected Music Journalism, music writer Ben Watson claims about the album "Beneath the surface cool you sense a delirious funk. It creates a tension similar to the tumble-down-chaos-that-rocks in Beefheart."[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Joe Morris.
- "Flip & Spike" – 7:44
- "Itan" – 14:19
- "Julianna" – 2:42
- "Contemporarity" – 16:37
- "Mnemonic Device #1" – 0:52
- "Mnemonic Device #2" – 1:31
- "Mnemonic Device #3" – 1:13
- "Mnemonic Device #4" – 1:48
- "Mombaccus" – 11:31
- "Reflexes" – 10:38
Personnel
edit- Joe Morris – guitar
- Sebastian Steinberg – acoustic bass
- Jerome Deupree – drums
References
edit- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Joe Morris – Flip and Spike: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Watson, Ben (2010). Honesty Is Explosive!: Selected Music Journalism. United States: Borgo Press. pp. 34–35. ISBN 1434457834.