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Article: Album Review

John Ellis & Double-Wide: Dance Like There's No Tomorrow

Read "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" reviewed by Chris May


The tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, which laid waste to much of New Orleans in August 2005, has inspired a clutch albums lauding the city and its people, and lambasting the colossal failure of the US government to pick up the pieces. Some of these tributes have been heartfelt; others have appeared opportunistic, going on cynical. Until ...

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News: Recording

John Ellis & Double-Wide to "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow"

John Ellis & Double-Wide to "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow"

Saxophonist Debuts New Band Featuring Matt Perrine, Gary Versace and Jason Marsalis To Release New Album On HYENA Records Appearing Thursday, May 1st At The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Saxophonist John Ellis' new album, Dance Like There's No Tomorrow, opens with the low rumble of a sousaphone followed by the swell of a church ...

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Copperopolis

Label: Ropeadope Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Cueball Bobbin'; Frontman; Swamba Redux; Copperopolis; Blue Sock; The Pursuit Package; A Street Fight Could Break Out; Drop the Rock; Think of One.

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By a Thread

Label: Hyena Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Ferris Wheel; Tall Drink of Water; Little Giggles; Old Man; Wishing Well; Lonnie; Umpty Eleven; Swirl; Moore's Alphabet.

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Article: Interview

John Ellis: Emerging

Read "John Ellis: Emerging" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Saxophonist John Ellis was known as one of the voices of the Charlie Hunter Trio, having toured with the eight-string guitarist in recent years. His searching sound can be heard on Hunter recordings like the recently released Copperopolis. Good years for Ellis, who was able to tour steadily and still work on building a solo career ...

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Article: Download Review

John Ellis Quartet: Live At Yoshi's - July 18, 2005

Read "John Ellis Quartet: Live At Yoshi's - July 18, 2005" reviewed by Mark Sabbatini


Saxophonist John Ellis' new album By A Thread is “an early runner for one of the best albums of 2006,"according to one AAJ review. Thanks to his free, two-set live performance available free at his Web site, he's got his hat in the download category as well. This 2.5 hour session is first-rate in ...

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Article: Album Review

John Ellis: By a Thread

Read "By a Thread" reviewed by Elliott Simon


Over the past several years, tenor saxophonist John Ellis has developed a powerfully funky style. More recently, he has stretched out to bass clarinet and ocarina, releasing two well-received sessions as a leader and maintaining his integral part in guitarist Charlie Hunter's well-known trio. On By a Thread Ellis has brought together a quintet that delivers ...

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Lonnie

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Label: Hyena Records
Released: 2006
Duration: 6:12

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Article: Album Review

John Ellis: By A Thread

Read "By A Thread" reviewed by John Kelman


In contrast to the schizophrenic nature of John Ellis' previous effort, One Foot in the Swamp (Hyena Records, 2005), By A Thread is an altogether more coherent affair. The 2005 disc focused on consolidating musical experiences gained with artists as diverse as eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter, pianist Robert Glasper and drummer Jason Marsalis, shifting from a ...

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One Foot in the Swamp

Label: Hyena Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Happy; Work in Progress; Country Girls; Bonus Round; Seeing Mice; One for the Kelpers; Ostinato; Michael Finnegan; Chalmette Shawarma; Sippin


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