Symbolic Gesture

Symbolic Gesture is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. It features his trio with bassist Nate McBride and drummer Curt Newton. After four records on his own Riti label, this was his debut on another imprint and the first guitarist-led album in the twenty-year history of Black Saint/Soul Note.^[1]

Symbolic Gesture
Studio album by Joe Morris
Released	1994
Recorded	June 12, 1993
Studio	The Outpost, Stoughton, MA
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:49
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Joe Morris
Joe Morris chronology
Flip and Spike (1992) Symbolic Gesture (1994) Illuminate (1995)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
Down Beat	[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "As a first point of contact, it is slightly soft-centred."^[2] In a double review for Down Beat, John Corbett says about the album that "is a perfect introduction. Morris is a slinky melodist with an Ornettish approach to refracting the blues."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Morris

1. "Invisible" – 9:07
2. "Lowell's House" – 14:05
3. "Symbolic Gesture" – 13:34
4. "Finite/Margin" – 9:26
5. "The Lookman" – 7:37

Personnel

• Joe Morris – guitar
• Nate McBride – bass
• Curt Newton – drums