The Music of Eric von Essen, Vol. 3

The Music of Eric von Essen, Vol. 3

The Music of Eric von Essen, Vol. 3

ASIN: B000066NYO

Editorial Reviews
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This series of tributes to Eric von Essen has hipped people outside the Los Angeles music scene to the work of this gifted composer and bassist. But at the same time, the series is excellent and gives a nice overview of L.A. jazz, which, according to the work here, is flourishing. As with the other volumes, this third and final installment features various groups taking on a von Essen song or two (this time it's eight groups and 10 songs), with notables Nels Cline, Jeff Gauthier, Alex Cline, and Peter Erskine back again. With the exception of the upbeat post-bop of Stacy Rowles's two tracks, the music on this volume tends towards the meditative, with even the most adventurous playing folded into an almost elegiac and beautifully melodic vibe. It's hinted in the liner notes that von Essen was something of a romantic, and that certainly comes through on this CD. --Tad Hendrickson

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The Music of Eric von Essen, Vol. 3
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Must have
The Music of Eric von Essen, Vol. 3
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cryptogramophone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066NYO
Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

  1. Blues For Me
  2. Unresolved
  3. Valse Agite
  4. It's Just One Big Party
  5. The Good Doctor
  6. Norton's Last Words
  7. Finska Flues
  8. Another Moon
  9. One Eye Laughs, One Eye Weeps
  10. Flicker And Burn

Amazon.com

This series of tributes to Eric von Essen has hipped people outside the Los Angeles music scene to the work of this gifted composer and bassist. But at the same time, the series is excellent and gives a nice overview of L.A. jazz, which, according to the work here, is flourishing. As with the other volumes, this third and final installment features various groups taking on a von Essen song or two (this time it's eight groups and 10 songs), with notables Nels Cline, Jeff Gauthier, Alex Cline, and Peter Erskine back again. With the exception of the upbeat post-bop of Stacy Rowles's two tracks, the music on this volume tends towards the meditative, with even the most adventurous playing folded into an almost elegiac and beautifully melodic vibe. It's hinted in the liner notes that von Essen was something of a romantic, and that certainly comes through on this CD. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Must have.......2003-01-29

I've never got tired of play it. If you are a music lover it is a must have CD. Ten rich, quiet and evocative themes make you part of a silky and colorful journey. Even though they are mostly instrumental pieces it's more than beautiful when Kate McGarry voice surprises you in the touchy track # 9 "One Eye Laughs, One Eye Weeps".

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