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Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
John Ellis & Double Wide
Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
Genres: Folk, Jazz, Pop
 
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It's been said that music is the universal language. With that in mind, the New York City-based saxophonist John Ellis was inspired to write an album based around the universal reaction to that language--dancing. His fourt...  more »

     
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All Artists: John Ellis & Double Wide
Title: Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: HYENA
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 3/25/2008
Genres: Folk, Jazz, Pop
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 825005936525

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It's been said that music is the universal language. With that in mind, the New York City-based saxophonist John Ellis was inspired to write an album based around the universal reaction to that language--dancing. His fourth recording as a leader, Dance Like There s No Tomorrow, is a joyous affair, harnessing music's power to make us forget our troubles in the face of uncertain times. Here, Ellis debuts a band he calls Double Wide, featuring Matt Perrine on tuba, Gary Versace on organ and Jason Marsalis on drums. The album draws its spirit from the South where Ellis was raised, and in particular, his former stomping ground, New Orleans. There s the gospel-inflected All Up In The Aisles that brings the congregation to their feet, the gypsy images conjured by Three-Legged Tango In Jackson Square and the Crescent City s commitment to celebrating life evoked by the title track. Ellis proclivity for pastoral melodies is also well-represented on compositions like Tattoed Teen Waltzes with Grandma and Dream and Mosh. Ellis surmises the heart of this landmark recording:

During Hurricane Katrina and in its aftermath, there were bars on Bourbon Street that never closed. And, of course, it wasn't too soon to celebrate Mardi Gras the following February. New Orleans has always known how to live for the day, and how to dance like there's no tomorrow.

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Jumbo Gumbo
TSK | NY | 03/31/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Those of us engaged in an ongoing quest for phat bass will be pleased to discover the all-acoustic monster sonics of Matt Perrine and his sousaphone. He handles this hefty piece of brass plumbing, which makes the tuba look small, with swinging ease. (Though it says in the product descrip here that he plays the tuba, he ain't playin' no tiny tuba.) The band expertly cooks through a Nawlins-flavored set that, as the title implies, is first and foremost feets music, but the writing is varied and strong throughout. Gary Versace is excellent on B-3, but it's Perrine's perfectly recorded foundation that fascinates, sure to make your woofers bark with delight. He gets a showcase on the first track, "All Up In the Aisles," that blew my pew out. Great Amazon price, for a change, too."
John's Best
jazz_ahead | 04/22/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

""Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" delivers the impossible- top notch composition and improvisation that bridges the gap between young and old listeners and multiple genres.



"Dance" combines the celebratory vibe of New Orleans through the cutting edge lenses of New York and beyond. Some tunes are immediately gratifying, while others shine brighter with each listen, and the instumentation (tuba, organ, drums, sax/bass clarinet) puts this new ensemble in a unique light from the albums first notes. (what a lineup---Jason Marsalis, Gary Versace and Matt Perrine)



Get this one quick and tell your firends. This is the kind of recording that is taking jazz where it needs to be...in the hearts and ears of anyone willing to listen."