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"There's a Zen-like
quality to this music. It's unhurried ... though the
energy is there in the concentration one feels.
Erskine's quietness and discretion at the drumset is
deceptive. He often reminds me of a painter of those
Japanese watercolors: simplicity, economy, subtlety,
and getting it the way it has to be in one go ...
close attention reveals shimmering lights in its
depths."
– Thomas Storer
"The musical cachet
of this superbly recorded album lays with its
pervasive lyricism, harmonic savvy, and rhythmic
ease ... Musical magic ..."
– R.A. Roberts
"Your identity could
get blurred while taking in this trio, Aei they may
seem to be inside your head, accompanying your
thoughts rather than guiding them ... (they) meld so
seamlessly that they all sound like one instrument
... Erskine can get 99 distinct shadings out of
every skin and cymbal, while insinuating a rhythm
you can feel in your bones even when nobody seems to
be playing one ... (a) dreamy two-disc release ..."
– Greg Burk, LA Weekly
"Contained herein is
a genuine L.A. Story ... on two CDs, dubbed "West
Side" and "East Side," Pasqua, Carpenter and Erskine
show a strong interactive chemistry, spaciousness
and melodic instincts ... in all, the album suggests
a new West Coast cool ... "Live at Rocco' is a tough
beauty in the shadow of Mulholland."
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The definitive "live"
recording of the Erskine/Pasqua/Carpenter
collaboration, featuring jazz standards and band
originals. The music on this 2 CD set is beautifully
captured by engineer Rich Breen.
CD1:
To Love Again
Riff Raff
Caribe (intro)
Caribe (body)
Life Today
Jerry Goldsmith
Greta
Bulgaria
CD2:
How About You?
Autumn Rose
Pure & Simple
All of You
Children
Milagro
Taiowa
Personnel: Peter
Erskine: drums; Alan Pasqua: piano; David Carpenter:
double-bass.
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