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Ellery Eskelin with Andrea Parkins & Jim Black
One Great Day...
1) One Great Day... - 2) Vertical Hold - 3) T64K37B - 4) Too Much Orange - 5) Fallen
Angel - 6) The Inflated Tear (Roland Kirk) - 7) Side Effects. All compositions by
Ellery Eskelin, except otherwise indicated.
Ellery Eskelin (ts), Andrea Parkins (acc, sampler), Jim Black (perc). Recorded on
September 30, 1996 in Wuppertal (Germany) [HAT HUT RECORDS]
Ellery Eskelin, the leader of this band, is a musician with a large part of his heart
anchored in the swinging jazz his mother used to play on the Hammond organ, working
six-night-a-week gigs in Baltimore. His big-toned tenor has that swagger in it, and
that salty flavor. You can hear it even when the music is at its least traditional,
as Andrea Parkins runs unpredictable, dissonant sounds through the sampler she uses
with her accordion, and drummer Jim Black whacks out insistent beats that are closer
to alternative rock than to Art Blakey. How post-modern can you get? Post-modern with
heart. Neither catchy riffs nor open, abstract forms sound out of place in the mix.
What makes this music special is its lack of pretension and pose; efficient, honest,
casting their net wide, Eskelin and co. capture a sense of the present day and its kaleidoscope
of feelings and influences. It's unlike other music but surprisingly familiar the
first time you hear it. The whole thing feels right. [TS]
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