Three Men Walking Explained

Three Men Walking
Type:	studio
Artist:	Maneri/Morris/Maneri
Cover:	Three Men Walking.jpg
Released:	1996
Recorded:	October/November 1995
Studio:	Hardstudios Winterthur, Switzerland
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	66:20
Label:	ECM ECM 1597
Producer:	Steve Lake
Chronology:	Joe Maneri
Prev Title:	Let the Horse Go
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Out Right Now
Next Year:	1995

Three Men Walking is an album by American jazz reed player and composer Joe Maneri recorded in October and November 1995 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features guitarist Joe Morris and violinist Mat Maneri.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music here is radically creative without being inaccessible, a beautiful example of innovation in jazz."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Joe Maneri, Joe Morris and Mat Maneri, except as noted.

1. "Calling" (Joe Maneri) - 3:15
2. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 9:47
3. "Bird's in the Belfry" - 6:54
4. "If Not Now" (Morris) - 3:22
5. "Let Me Tell You" - 2:04
6. "Through a Glass Darkly" - 4:58
7. "Three Men Walking" - 5:24
8. "Deep Paths" - 9:16
9. "Diuturnal" (Joe Maneri) - 3:34
10. "Fevered" - 5:40
11. "Gestalt" (Joe Maneri) - 2:40
12. "To Anne's Eyes" (Morris) - 2:07
13. "Arc and Point" - 5:06
14. "For Josef Schmid" (Joe Maneri) - 2:09

Personnel

• Joe Maneri – clarinet, alto and tenor saxophones, piano
• Joe Morris – electric guitar
• Mat Maneri – electric 6 string violin

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1500/1597.php ECM discography
2. Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 16, 2011