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Matthew F. Morris baritone sax. Dafydd Lewis double bass/bass guitar Federico Ughi drums

Recorded at The Premises, London.  22, 23, 24 July 1998. SLAMCD 233

Bar Code 5 028386 023326

TRACKS:

1   Berky                         6m 03

2   Independent ones         3   54

3   Mooz                          5   46

4   Tico                           0   59

5   Apt                            4   23

6   Paradoxically                2   51

7   Alptraum                     3   16

8   Nasty food #1              0   54

9   Space? ... sure            4   34

10  Waltzo                       5  18

11  Industriale/slight        10   53

12  Comment                   2   40

13  Fuditude                    3   01

14  Tico tico                    1   33

15  Pennies from Heaven    4   18

16  Nasty food #2             1   45

17  I concentrate on you    4   04

18  Illusion                       4   38

19  Tico tico tico              0   22

Hi-Fi News & Record Review, October 1999 Matthew F Morris plays the baritone sax with grit and gusto, filling its elephantine tubing with sufficient breath to make it sound as rich as cooking chocolate. The opening implies he's listened to East Broadway Rundown by Sonny Rollins, and there are echoes of Albert Aylor, but tight and bouncing rhythm (Davydd Lewis on bass and Federico Ughi on drums) keeps the trio xeroed in on gruff punk virtues. Many moons ago, Tommy Smith made a similarly arresting debut - raw and honest - so one's intrigued to know where Morris will go next. Paying tribute to the greats has its limits. Ben Watson