Every One of Us (Ray Anderson album)

Every One of Us
Studio album by Ray Anderson
Released	1992
Genre	Jazz
Label	Gramavision
Producer	Ray Anderson, Mark Helias
Ray Anderson chronology
Wishbone (1991) Every One of Us (1992) Big Band Record (1994)

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]

Production

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[12]
Daily Herald	A−[13]
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide	[14]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette	[15]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[7]

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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"

References

1. Mandel, Howard (December 1992). "CD Reviews". DownBeat. Vol. 59, no. 12. p. 58.
2. Smith, Will (January 10, 1993). "Another brass player...". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 8.
3. "Trombonist brings magical instrument to Jazz Works gig". The Denver Post. September 26, 1992. p. 5E.
4. Hale, James (April 17, 1993). "Ray Anderson Every One of Us". The Ottawa Citizen. p. F3.
5. "Wild trombone". Independent Record. Helena. October 16, 1992. p. 3E.
6. Fuller, Jack (November 15, 1992). "Recordings". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 26.
7. Stark, Karl (September 22, 1992). "Jazz". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
8. Atkins, Ronald (January 8, 1993). "Jazz". The Guardian. p. 211.
9. McNally, Owen (February 9, 1994). "Anderson embodies eclectic". Hartford Courant. p. D1.
10. Kanzler, George (November 8, 1992). "First-rate artists despite the main stream". The Star-Ledger. p. 4.23.
11. McCullough, Bob (January 21, 1993). "Recordings". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 7.
12. "Every One of Us Review by Scott Yanow". AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
13. Anderson, Rick (December 20, 1992). "On Music". Daily Herald. Provo. p. H1.
14. MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 40.
15. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette. Penguin Books. 1994. pp. 38–39.
16. Heim, Chris (September 18, 1992). "Of the dozen or so new jazz titles...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. P.
17. Fuller, Jack (December 6, 1992). "1992's best albums". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 18.
18. Chapman, Geoff (January 16, 1993). "Trombonist Ray Anderson...". Toronto Star. p. G10.
19. Nelson, Nels (February 12, 1993). "There's Very Little Slippage in Anderson's Slidework". Features Yo!. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 66.
20. Miller, Mark (February 15, 1993). "Jazz". The Globe and Mail. p. C2.
21. Booth, Philip (January 1, 1993). "Best of '92". Friday Extra!. The Tampa Tribune. p. 27.