Every One of Us | ||||
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Released | 1992 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Gramavision | |||
Producer | Ray Anderson, Mark Helias | |||
Ray Anderson chronology | ||||
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Every One of Us is an album by the American musician Ray Anderson, released in 1992. [1] [2] He supported the album with a North American tour. [3] The album is dedicated to John Coltrane and includes a version of his composition "Dear Lord". [4] [5]
Anderson was backed by Ed Blackwell on drums, Charlie Haden on bass, and Simon Nabatov on piano. [6] He sang on two of the seven tracks, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and "Snoo Tune (For Anabel)". [7] "Lady Day" is a version of the Wayne Shorter song. [8] "Funkalific" ends with second line drumming. [4] "Muddy and Willie" is a tribute to Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon. [9] "Kinda Garnerish" was inspired by the music of Erroll Garner. [10] "Snoo Tune (For Anabel)" was written for Anderson's daughter. [11]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Daily Herald | A− [13] |
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Philadelphia Inquirer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Chicago Tribune stated that "Anderson's trademark wit is again in evidence, but this time he displays also more of his serious and spiritual side"; the paper later listed Every One of Us as the best jazz album of 1992. [16] [17] The Philadelphia Inquirer said that Anderson "splats and smears and spritzes his way through seven tunes in a freewheeling manner that compels you to accept him on his own colloquial terms." [7] The Toronto Star opined that "'Funkalific' and 'Kinda Garnerish' are wild feats of imagination". [18]
The Philadelphia Daily News noted that "Anderson is a trombonist who has never fooled himself about the comic propensities of the instrument". [19] The Globe and Mail said that Anderson's "solos, mostly muted, are one exaggerated sound after another, and his singing is similarly blowsy". [20] The Daily Herald concluded that "Anderson continually subverts the traditional quartet approach with his growling, rough-edged tone". [13] The Tampa Tribune deemed Every One of Us the eighth best jazz album of the year. [21]
In 1998, MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide labeled the album "a classic". [14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Funkalific" | |
2. | "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" | |
3. | "Kinda Garnerish" | |
4. | "Muddy and Willie" | |
5. | "Snoo Tune (For Anabel)" | |
6. | "Lady Day" | |
7. | "Dear Lord" |