You Never Know (album)

You Never Know
Studio album by
Peter Erskine
ReleasedJanuary 1993[1]
RecordedJuly 1992
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length58:08
LabelECM
ECM 1497
ProducerManfred Eicher
Peter Erskine chronology
Sweet Soul
(1991) 		You Never Know
(1993) 		Time Being
(1994)

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

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DownBeat[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Track listing

All compositions by John Taylor except as indicated
  1. "New Old Age" – 9:30
  2. "Clapperclowe" – 4:55
  3. "On the Lake" (Peter Erskine) – 5:07
  4. "Amber Waves" (Vince Mendoza) – 5:45
  5. "She Never Has a Window" (Mendoza) – 7:20
  6. "Evans Above" – 6:19
  7. "Pure and Simple" – 6:38
  8. "Heart Game" (Mendoza) – 5:16
  9. "Ev'rything I Love" (Cole Porter) – 7:45

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "You Never Know". ECM.
  2. ^ ECM discography accessed November 11, 2011
  3. ^ a b Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed November 11, 2011
  4. ^ a b Down Beat magazine, May, 1983, p. 46.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.