You Never Know (album) explained

You Never Know
Type:	Album
Artist:	Peter Erskine
Cover:	You Never Know (album).jpg
Released:	January 1993^[1]
Recorded:	July 1992
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	58:08
Label:	ECM ECM 1497
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Peter Erskine
Prev Title:	Sweet Soul
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Time Being
Next Year:	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]

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

• Peter Erskine – drums
• John Taylor – piano
• Palle Danielsson – bass

Notes and References

1. Web site: You Never Know . .
2. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1400/1497.php ECM discography
3. Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed November 11, 2011
4. Down Beat magazine, May, 1983, p. 46.