Racket Club is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 1993 and released on the About Time label. It was the second part of what Morris calls "Big Loud Electric Guitar" experiments, that started with Sweatshop.Joe Morris Mess Hall at Dusted in Exile
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek notes that "this is an inverse portrait of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time band, a group that, at least here, deeply influenced Morris, not only in terms of composition and improvisation, but his tonal technical approach to the guitar."
In a review for JazzTimes Larry Appelbaum states "It's a white-knuckle, noisy, wild trip of a CD, great for head banging."Appelbaum, Larry. Racket Club review at JazzTimes
Track listing All compositions by Joe Morris "Rumble Strip" – 8:28 "Revolve" – 9:45 "Wedge" – 6:40 "Cellular" – 6:22 "Vapor" – 11:28 "Pointyhead (Parts 1 & 2)" – 4:49 "Instinct" – 8:00 "Slipshod" – 8:42
Personnel Joe Morris - guitar Jim Hobbs – alto sax Steve Norton – baritone sax Nate McBride – electric bass Jerome Deupree – drums Curt Newton – drums
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