Three Men Walking is an album by American composer, composer, saxophone and clarinet player Joe Maneri

Joe Maneri

Joseph Gabriel Esther "Joe" Maneri , was an American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player. Violinist Mat Maneri is his son....

 with guitarst Joe Morris

Joe Morris (guitarist)

Joe Morris is an American jazz guitarist. In addition to leading his own groups, he has recorded with William Parker, Whit Dickey, Rob Brown, Joe Maneri and others...

 and violinist Mat Maneri

Mat Maneri

Mat Maneri, born on October 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York is an American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola player, specifically derivatives such as the five-string viola, the electric six-string violin, and the baritone violin...

 recorded in 1995 and released on the ECM label.

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Maneri except as indicated

1. "Calling" - 3:15
2. "What's New?
   What's New?
   "What's New?" is a 1939 popular song composed by Bob Haggart, with lyrics by Johnny Burke.It was originally an instrumental tune titled "I'm Free" by Haggart in 1938, when Haggart was a member of Bob Crosby and His Orchestra. The tune was written with a trumpet solo, meant to showcase the talents...
   
   " (Johnny Burke
   Johnny Burke
   Johnny Burke was a Newfoundland songwriter and musician. He was nicknamed the 'Bard of Prescott Street'. He wrote many popular songs that artists in the 1930s and 1940s released.Popular songs by Burke include:* The Night Paddy Murphy Died...
   
   , Bob Haggart
   Bob Haggart
   Robert Sherwood Haggart was a dixieland jazz double bass player, composer and arranger...
   
   ) - 9:47
3. "Bird's in the Belfry" (Joe Maneri, Mat Maneri, Joe Morris) - 6:54
4. "If Not Now" (Morris) - 3:22
5. "Let Me Tell You" (Maneri, Maneri, Morris) - 2:04
6. "Through a Glass Darkly" - 4:58
7. "Three Men Walking" (Maneri, Maneri, Morris) - 5:24
8. "Deep Paths" (Maneri, Maneri, Morris) - 9:16
9. "Diuturnal" - 3:34
10. "Fevered" (Maneri, Maneri, Morris) - 5:40
11. "Gestalt" - 2:40
12. "To Anne's Eyes" (Morris) - 2:07
13. "Arc and Point" (Maneri, Maneri, Morris) - 5:06
14. "For Josef Schmid" - 2:09
    • Recorded at Hardstudios in Winterthur, Switzerland in October/November 1995

Personnel

• Joe Maneri
  Joe Maneri
  Joseph Gabriel Esther "Joe" Maneri , was an American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player. Violinist Mat Maneri is his son....
  
   - clarinet
  Clarinet
  The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
  
  , alto saxophone
  Alto saxophone
  The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
  
  , tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
  The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
  
  , piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Joe Morris
  Joe Morris (guitarist)
  Joe Morris is an American jazz guitarist. In addition to leading his own groups, he has recorded with William Parker, Whit Dickey, Rob Brown, Joe Maneri and others...
  
   - electric guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  
• Mat Maneri
  Mat Maneri
  Mat Maneri, born on October 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York is an American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola player, specifically derivatives such as the five-string viola, the electric six-string violin, and the baritone violin...
  
   - electric 6 string violin
  Electric violin
  An electric violin is a violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound. The term most properly refers to an instrument purposely made to be electrified with built-in pickups, usually with a solid body...