by Thom JurekThis quartet date pairing alto saxophonist Rob Brown with guitar madman Joe Morris dates from 1993 with William Parker, the ubiquitous New York bassist in the avant-garde, and the lesser-known, but very able drummer Jackson Krall. Recorded by Tommy Tedesco (not the guitarist), this set has all the elements that many of Morris' other dates are missing: cohesiveness. Here he is merely part of the band. Sure, he solos, but no more or less than Brown. Rhythmically, the fit between Parker and Krall is an unusual one. It's not so much about who's leading who but who's studying who. There is a stop and go relationship here that might, in another setting, be a drawback, but with two strong soloists it works perfectly well. The first track is a group improvisation that gets itself out to the edge, but before it does it has a hard-swinging run at bebop and jazz-rock. It's the closest either Parker or Morris has come to such a thing in mem...