| Soul Search | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | August 17, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Persona Sound, Cambridge, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 62:19 | |||
| Label | AUM Fidelity | |||
| Producer | Joe Morris, Mat Maneri, Steven Joerg | |||
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Soul Search is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris featuring a duo with violinist Mat Maneri, which was recorded in 1999 and released on the AUM Fidelity label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Charie Wilmoth states "Maneri and Morris had developed utterly distinctive instrumental voices: Their senses of phrasing and harmony were, and are, uniquely theirs." [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "The two stringed instruments frequently exchange roles, with Maneri producing big chords and Morris teasing out single-note lines at great speed." [3]
The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita states "The musicians engage a very special musical language that is characterized by their remarkable intuition, distinctive craftsmanship and cultivated improvisational speak." [4]
In his review for JazzTimes , Duck Baker states "There are breath-taking moments on Soul Search when the two players find their way into a little musical world that seems utterly undiscovered, and these sublime successes seem to lift the level of the music throughout." [5]
Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri, was an American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player. Violinist Mat Maneri is his son.
Mat Maneri is an American composer, violin, and viola player. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri and Sonja Maneri.
Joseph Francis Michael Morris is an American jazz guitarist, bassist, composer, and educator.
AUM Fidelity is an independent record label in New York City primarily devoted to avant-garde jazz artists such as William Parker, Matthew Shipp, and David S. Ware. It has also released recordings by improvisational rock band Shrimp Boat and exclusively distributes the CaseQuarter and Riti labels. It was founded in 1997 by former Homestead Records label manager Steven Joerg.
Gerald Cleaver is a jazz drummer from Detroit, Michigan.
Three Men Walking is an album by American jazz reed player and composer Joe Maneri recorded in October and November 1995 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features guitarist Joe Morris and violinist Mat Maneri.
In Full Cry is an album by the Joe Maneri Quartet recorded in June 1996 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features violinist Mat Maneri and rhythm section John Lockwood and Randy Peterson.
Blessed is an album by the American jazz reed player Joe Maneri, with his son, violinist Mat Maneri, recorded in October 1997 and released on ECM the following year.
You Be Me is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, recorded in 1995 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. For the record, Morris expanded to a quartet consisting of the trio with whom he recorded Symbolic Gesture, with the addition of violinist Mat Maneri.
Time Is of the Essence Is Beyond Time is the third album by free jazz collective quartet Other Dimensions In Music, composed of trumpeter Roy Campbell, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter, bassist William Parker and drummer Rashid Bakr. For this special quintet, recorded live in 1997 and released on the AUM Fidelity label, they are joined by pianist Matthew Shipp.
A Cloud of Black Birds is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, recorded in 1998 and released on the AUM Fidelity label. It features a quartet with bassist Chris Lightcap, violinist Mat Maneri and drummer Jerome Deupree.
Gravitational Systems is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp featuring a duo with violinist Mat Maneri, which was recorded in 1998 and released on the Swiss hatOLOGY label. Shipp played previously with Maneri on the albums Critical Mass, The Flow of X and By the Law of Music, but this was their first duo performance. The recording includes a rendition of the English traditional song "Greensleeves" and a version of John Coltrane's classic "Naima".
Underthru is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris which was recorded in 1999 and released on OmniTone. In addition to Morris, the quartet for this album features violinist Mat Maneri, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Gerald Cleaver.
At the Old Office is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris which was recorded live in 1999 and released on the Knitting Factory label. The record features his quartet with violinist Mat Maneri, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Gerald Cleaver, the same lineup as the previous studio album Underthru.
Life Cycle is an album by American jazz drummer Whit Dickey recorded in 2000 and released on the Aum Fidelity label. Dickey leads the Nommonsemble, which includes Rob Brown on alto sax and flute, Mat Maneri on viola and Matthew Shipp on piano.
Balance is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris which was recorded in 2013 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. It was the return of the quartet with violinist Mat Maneri, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Gerald Cleaver, the same lineup that recorded in the 90s Underthru and At the Old Office.
Singularity is a solo album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 2000 and released on the AUM Fidelity label.
Vessel in Orbit is an album by American jazz drummer Whit Dickey, Mat Maneri, and Matthew Shipp recorded in 2016 and released on the Aum Fidelity label. The recording presents a new trio with violist Mat Maneri and pianist Matthew Shipp, who were both part of the quartet, along with saxophonist Rob Brown, for 2001 Dickey's album Life Cycle.
Tenderly is an album by the saxophonist and composer Joe Maneri, recorded in 1993 and released on the HatOLOGY label in 1999.
Out Right Now is a live album by pianist/saxophonist Joe Maneri, guitarist Joe Morris, and violinist Mat Maneri which was recorded in 1993 and released on the HatOLOGY label in 1997.