Rebus (album)

Rebus
Studio album by Joe Morris
Released	2007
Recorded	January 12, 2006 Firehouse 12 Studios, New Haven
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:50
Label	Clean Feed
Producer	Morris / Vandermark /Gray
Joe Morris chronology
Beautiful Existence (2005) Rebus (2007) High Definition (2008)
Ken Vandermark chronology
A Discontinous Line (2006) Rebus (2007) Foreground Music (2007)

Rebus is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris with reedist Ken Vandermark, who played tenor sax, and drummer Luther Gray. It was recorded in 2006 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. Morris and Vandermark have recorded before on Like Rays, a trio date with pianist Hans Poppel. Morris also joined Vandermark's DKV Trio on Deep Telling.^[1]

Reception

In his review for All About Jazz Andrey Henkin states "The music contained on Rebus, a word defined as a representation, is fascinating for its perpendicular nature. With Luther Gray's solid and expansive drumming, Morris and Vandermark play against each other, the former working vertically while the latter moves horizontally."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Morris / Vandermark / Gray

1. "Rebus 1" – 10:37
2. "Rebus 2" – 10:03
3. "Rebus 3" – 5:37
4. "Rebus 4" – 5:45
5. "Rebus 5" – 12:49
6. "Rebus 6" – 12:59

Personnel

• Joe Morris - guitar
• Ken Vandermark – tenor sax
• Luther Gray – drums

References

1. Rebus at Clean Feed
2. Henkin, Andrey. Rebus review at All About Jazz