You Never Know (album)
| You Never Know | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1993[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 1992 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:08 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1497 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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You Never Know is an album by American jazz drummer Peter Erskine recorded in July 1992 and released on ECM January the following year. The trio features pianist John Taylor and bassist Palle Danielsson.[2]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Lee Bloom awarded the album 2½ stars stating "The material on this date falls comfortably within the realm of what the ECM label is famous for; meticulously recorded, lyrical chamber music."[3]
DownBeat magazine gave the album 4½ stars, praising Erskine's "more zen than macho" subtlety, stating "rather than keeping strict time, Peter plays a more melodic function here, commenting on the music while Danielsson holds the center."[4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by John Taylor except as indicated
- "New Old Age" – 9:30
- "Clapperclowe" – 4:55
- "On the Lake" (Peter Erskine) – 5:07
- "Amber Waves" (Vince Mendoza) – 5:45
- "She Never Has a Window" (Mendoza) – 7:20
- "Evans Above" – 6:19
- "Pure and Simple" – 6:38
- "Heart Game" (Mendoza) – 5:16
- "Ev'rything I Love" (Cole Porter) – 7:45
Personnel
[edit]- Peter Erskine – drums
- John Taylor – piano
- Palle Danielsson – bass
References
[edit]- ^ "You Never Know". ECM.
- ^ ECM discography accessed November 11, 2011
- ^ a b Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed November 11, 2011
- ^ a b Down Beat magazine, May, 1983, p. 46.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
