Every One of Us (Ray Anderson album)

Anderson was backed by Ed Blackwell on drums, Charlie Haden on bass, and Simon Nabatov on piano. He sang on two of the seven tracks, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and "Snoo Tune (For Anabel)". "Funkalific" ends with second line drumming. "Kinda Garnerish" was inspired by the music of Erroll Garner. "Snoo Tune (For Anabel)" was written for Anderson's daughter. ==Critical reception==

The Chicago Tribune stated that "Anderson's trademark wit is again in evidence, but this time he displays also more of his serious and spiritual side"; the paper later listed Every One of Us as the best jazz album of 1992. The Philadelphia Inquirer said that Anderson "splats and smears and spritzes his way through seven tunes in a freewheeling manner that compels you to accept him on his own colloquial terms." The Philadelphia Daily News noted that "Anderson is a trombonist who has never fooled himself about the comic propensities of the instrument". The Globe and Mail said that Anderson's "solos, mostly muted, are one exaggerated sound after another, and his singing is similarly blowsy". The Daily Herald concluded that "Anderson continually subverts the traditional quartet approach with his growling, rough-edged tone". In 1998, MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide labeled the album "a classic". ==Track listing==