{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Underthru | type = studio | artist = Joe Morris | cover = Underthru_cover.jpg | alt = | released = 1999 | recorded = March 18, 1999 | venue = | studio = PBS Studios, Westwood, Massachusetts | genre = Jazz | length = 63:43 | label = Omnitone | producer = Joe Morris | prev_title = Many Rings | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = Soul Search | next_year = 2000 }}
'''''Underthru''''' is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris which was recorded in 1999 and released on OmniTone. In addition to Morris, the quartet for this album features violinist Mat Maneri, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Gerald Cleaver.<ref name="OmniTone">[http://www.omnitone.com/underthru/ ''Underthru''] at OmniTone</ref>
==Reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> | rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz | rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide">{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|orig-date = 1992|edition = 8th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2006|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-141-02327-4|pages = [https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/948 948]|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/948}}</ref> }} In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states "Though short of Sonny Sharrock energy-wise and Derek Bailey in terms of innovation, Morris nonetheless holds high qualities of inventiveness, singular purpose, and individual vision."<ref name="Allmusic">{{allMusic|last=Nastos|first=Michael G.|class=album|id=mw0000253757|title=Joe Morris – ''Underthru'': Review|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}</ref>
The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita claims "In some respects, ''Underthru'' is a bit lighter or perhaps less penetrating than previous 'Quartet' outings yet offers another glimpse of a notoriously 'cutting edge' band who seem capable of pursuing just about any avenue imaginable."<ref name="AAJ">Astarita, Glenn. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/underthru-omnitone-review-by-glenn-astarita.php ''Underthru'' review] at All About Jazz</ref>
In his review for ''JazzTimes'' Larry Appelbaum says about the album that "it is the most overtly jazz-based recording in the Morris catalog... ''Underthru'' swings and grooves and leaves a lot of space for interaction." <ref name="JazzTimes">Appelbaum, Larry. [http://jazztimes.com/articles/11034-underthru-joe-morris ''Underthru'' review] at ''JazzTimes''</ref>
==Track listing== :''All compositions by Joe Morris'' # "Underthru" – 16:24 # "Remarks" – 14:27 # "Routine Three" – 10:18 # "Two Busses and a Long Walk" – 14:14 # "Manipulatives" – 8:20
==Personnel== *Joe Morris - guitar *Mat Maneri – violin, baritone violin *Chris Lightcap – bass *Gerald Cleaver – drums
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Category:1999 albums Category:Joe Morris (guitarist) albums