Styles: Guitar, Trumpet
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:17
Size: 125,3 MB
Art: Front
(7:16) 1. Metronorth
(8:22) 2. Gigantica
(4:35) 3. Steelhead
(5:22) 4. Noble Reasoning
(7:31) 5. Forrest Grove
(6:31) 6. Barberchaired
(8:04) 7. Hook In Cheek
(6:33) 8. A Terriffic Snag
Tooth And Nail
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:17
Size: 125,3 MB
Art: Front
(7:16) 1. Metronorth
(8:22) 2. Gigantica
(4:35) 3. Steelhead
(5:22) 4. Noble Reasoning
(7:31) 5. Forrest Grove
(6:31) 6. Barberchaired
(8:04) 7. Hook In Cheek
(6:33) 8. A Terriffic Snag
That of duo is a fine and stimulating art but also risky and relentless. You can't cheat, you can't hide, you are "naked to the goal" and only marked sensitivity, open ears, communicative ability, true expressive urgency can lead to significant results. This is what happens in this Tooth and Nail where two innovators such as guitarist Joe Morris and trumpeter Nate Wooley give life to a meeting of considerable intensity by sharing their musical visions that go beyond the established rules of harmony, tonality and rhythm. But it is not on this ground that we must focus our attention rather on that of a profound research on the limits of the instruments and on the possibilities of the musician to exploit every innermost resource for communication purposes. Wooley radicalizes the evolution of the jazz trumpet by returning to the elements that constitute its basic approach, namely breath, lip position, use of the language, exasperating its functionality. Morris, on the other hand, works on the strings by plucking, gliding, hitting, using all the physical space allowed by the instrument and when something similar to the phrasing takes shape this has the essentiality of the single notes and the expressive force of an entire orchestra. "Whisper and shout" we could define Tooth and Nail, paraphrasing one of Ingmar Bergman's masterpieces. More whispers than screams because the recording atmosphere is intimate with the two musicians who reveal their emotions in a seemingly messy, irregular and nervous way. But once in tune with the particular sound universe created by Morris and Wooley, a fascinating and precious world opens up for the listener.~ AAJ Italy Staff https://www.allaboutjazz.com/tooth-and-nail-joe-morris-clean-feed-records-review-by-aaji-staff.php
Personnel: Acoustic Guitar, Liner Notes – Joe Morris; Trumpet – Nate Wooley
Personnel: Acoustic Guitar, Liner Notes – Joe Morris; Trumpet – Nate Wooley
Tooth And Nail