DISCOGRAPHY - Page 2
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Releases as a Sideperson (1985 to present)
THE SUN DIED (Soul Note 121282-2)Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone
Marc Ribot: guitar
Kenny Wollesen: drums
Music by and associated with the great Gene Ammons.
One of the Top 10 Recordings of 1996 -Ben Ratliff/New York Times
"...a poetic, kinetic, power trio..." (JAZZIZ)
"It's a remarkable record." -The New York Times
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GREEN BERMUDAS (Eremite 02)Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone
Andrea Parkins: keyboard sampler
Ellery Eskelin teams up with "wig-splitting sample detonator" Andrea Parkins in a program of music that contains samples from Eskelin's own recordings, cocktail music,exotic percussion, asian instruments, found sounds and particularly several pieces of"song-poem" music featuring (among others) Eskelin's father, Rodd Keith.
"...a tribute to cacophony... sounds like the buzzing of a thousand demented insects... a descent into madness..."
See the vicious review of "Green Bermudas" from Jazz Times!
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JAZZ TRASH (Songlines 1506-2)Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone
Andrea Parkins: accordion & sampler
Jim Black: drums
Recorded 1994
"Eskelin's personal compositional vision, his supple phrasing and gorgeous tenor sound all qualify him as a major player in today's creative music." -Down Beat
"One of the most stimulating bands of the decade...Jazz Trash remains one of the unsung treasures of recent creative music troves." John Corbett
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PREMONITION-solo tenor saxophone(Prime Source 2010)Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone
Recorded 1992
"...Mystical as well as extraordinary...this will be a historical
and appealing CD for years to come." -Saxophone Journal
"...There's no doubting Eskelin's mastery of the horn,
or his ingenuity." -The Penguin Guide to Jazz, New Edition
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FIGURE OF SPEECH (Soul Note 121232-2)Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone
Joe Daley: tuba
Arto Tuncboyaciyan: bakdav drums & percussion
Recorded 1991
One of the Best Jazz Recordings of 1993 - The Village Voice
"Figure of Speech is a real breakthru...a rare sense of something
new." - The Penguin Guide to Jazz, New Edition
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FORMS (Open Minds 2403-2)Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone
Drew Gress: bass
Phil Haynes: drums
Recorded 1990
"This tenor force has the insight to move the music forward
even while delving into the past."
- The New York Review of Records
"Eskelin affirms a very personal style...sometimes with power,
always with beauty." - Jazz Magazine, Paris
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SETTING THE STANDARD (Cadence Jazz 1044 LP)Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone
Drew Gress: bass
Phil Haynes: drums
Recorded 1988
"Jazz Album of the Week" - The New York Times (Nov. 17, 1989)
"Each track crakles with ESP interactions between the dynamically
thoughtful Eskelin and equally superb Gress and Haynes." - Jazz Times
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Releases as a Sideperson (1985 to present), Discography, page 3
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