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
Released	1995
Recorded	August 5 & 6, 1995
Studio	Gutbucket Digital at Sorcerer Sound, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:51
Label	Avant AVAN 059
Producer	David Breskin
Joey Baron chronology
RAIsedpleasuredot (1994) Crackshot (1995) Down Home (1997)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Joey Baron – drums
• Steve Swell – trombone
• Ellery Eskelin – tenor saxophone