Charm, by John Ellis & Double-Wide

Charm

by John Ellis & Double-Wide

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Sam B. "cuase John kicks ass! And if I buy enough of his recordings, he may finally play more Bass Clarinet!

rickylomelimusic THE DRUM SOLO... is so good. That said, this album is one of my all-time favorites. Just perfect. I listen to it all the time. Favorite track: Charm Is Nearly Always Sinister.

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1.	Booker 04:35	buy track
2.	High And Mighty 04:56	buy track
3.	Horse Won't Trot 06:05	buy track
4.	Charm Is Nearly Always Sinister 06:12	buy track
5.	Old Hotel 02:55	buy track
6.	International Tuba Day 03:39	buy track
7.	Snake Handler 05:16	buy track
8.	Better Angels 04:53	buy track
9.	Barbed Wire Britches 06:10	buy track
10.	Yearn 04:25	buy track

about

Thanks: To Matt, Jason, Gary, and Alan for investing so much of yourselves and for helping me bring these songs to life. To Ken and Gammy for bringing the food and the positive vibes. To Jason Patterson and everyone at Snug Harbor for letting us work out the music on your stage for all these years. To Misha, Pete and Mikey P for your great ears, and for helping me capture the sound of the band. To Kiku and Mike for making things look so awesome. To everyone at 18th Street Arts Center and to the Herb Alpert Foundation for helping me find time to write. And with love and gratitude to my family: Mom, Dad, David, and Mabel.

credits

released September 18, 2015

John Ellis – tenor saxophone and clarinet
Alan Ferber – trombone
Gary Versace – organ, accordion and piano
Matt Perrine – sousaphone
Jason Marsalis – drums and cymbals

Recorded in New Orleans at Esplanade Studios, August 18th and 19th, 2014

Recording engineer: Misha Kachkachishvili
Mixing Engineer: Pete Rende
Mastering Engineer: Michael Perez-Cisneros
Cover art: Mike Houston
Design: Kiku/BabyAlpaca.org

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John Ellis is one of New York’s premiere tenor saxophone voices. With more than 150 album credits as a sideman, John can be heard with artists as wide ranging as Charlie Hunter, Robert Glasper, Darcy James Argue, Helen Sung, Kendrick Scott Oracle, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Sting. John has released 14 albums as a leader, three of those featuring his New Orleans-centered band Double-Wide. ... more

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