Crackshot

Crackshot is an album by drummer Joey Baron and his group Barondown, trombonist Steve Swell and saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, which was released by the Avant label in 1995.[1]

Crackshot
Studio album by
Joey Baron + Barondown
Released1995
RecordedAugust 5 & 6, 1995
StudioGutbucket Digital at Sorcerer Sound, NYC
GenreJazz
Length61:51
LabelAvant
AVAN 059
ProducerDavid Breskin
Joey Baron chronology
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(1994)		 Crackshot
(1995)		 Down Home
(1997)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The AllMusic review by Al Campbell said "All compositions are by Baron, and will definitely satisfy those with an open ear to creative music on the edge, while the sometimes funky arrangements should make the CD much more palatable to casual listeners. Crackshot covers a lot of ground in its 11 tracks ... Challenging yet oddly accessible. Highly recommended".[2] In JazzTimes Sid Gribetz wrote "The album showcases Baron’s very melodious post-modern drumming, with crisp, articulated, solo passages. The disc also features all Baron compositions, with room for staccato bursts, seemingly unlinked by melody or lyricism, but somehow still very musical. The hearty songs are really riffs for exploration, soul taken downtown".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joey Baron

  1. "D.B." − 5:31
  2. "Dog" – 5:31
  3. "Offering from a Pigeon" – 4:29
  4. "Toothpick Serenade" – 6:46
  5. "Punt" – 4:45
  6. "Games on a Train" – 11:16
  7. "Friend" – 6:30
  8. "11:58" – 4:13
  9. "Oseola" – 5:49
  10. "Tantilla Garden" – 4:43
  11. "Sittin' on a Cornflake" – 11:23

Personnel

References
  1. All About Jazz: Joey Baron, accessed May 2, 2019
  2. Campbell, Al. Joey Baron's Barondown: Crackshot – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. Gribetz, S. JazzTimes Review, accessed May 2, 2019
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