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.
Reception
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."
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."
Track listing All 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 Joe Morris – guitar Sebastian Steinberg – acoustic bass Jerome Deupree – drums
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