Flip and Spike

Flip and Spike is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris released in 1992 on his own Riti label. It features a trio with Jerome Deupree, who was the original drummer in the rock band Morphine, and bassist Sebastian Steinberg.

Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "Flip & Spike is the first of Morris' recordings that articulate his signature investigations of the guitar as an instrument of sonic density and dexterity, not just as a solo vehicle. As such, and as a work of striking emotional commitment, it is quite remarkable."

In his book Honesty Is Explosive!: Selected Music Journalism, music writer Ben Watson claims about the album "Beneath the surface cool you sense a delirious funk. It creates a tension similar to the tumble-down-chaos-that-rocks in Beefheart."

Track listing
All compositions by Joe Morris.
 * 1) "Flip & Spike" – 7:44
 * 2) "Itan" – 14:19
 * 3) "Julianna" – 2:42
 * 4) "Contemporarity" – 16:37
 * 5) "Mnemonic Device #1" – 0:52
 * 6) "Mnemonic Device #2" – 1:31
 * 7) "Mnemonic Device #3" – 1:13
 * 8) "Mnemonic Device #4" – 1:48
 * 9) "Mombaccus" – 11:31
 * 10) "Reflexes" – 10:38

Personnel

 * Joe Morris – guitar
 * Sebastian Steinberg – acoustic bass
 * Jerome Deupree – drums