Ted Poor - You Already Know

[GA Russell]

 

TED POOR’S DEBUT ALBUM YOU ALREADY KNOW OUT TODAY ON NEW DEAL / IMPULSE! LISTEN HERE   UPCOMING SHOWS IN SEATTLE AND NEW YORK “Poor’s drumming is remarkably crafty, non-flashy and in support of the tune, using each aspect of the kit when necessary rather than going for explosions of sound.” -GLIDE MAGAZINE     Friday, February 28 (New York) - Today, Seattle-based drummer Ted Poor releases his debut album You Already Know (New Deal/Impulse!). Produced by Blake Mills, the 9-track project also features saxophonist Andrew D’Angelo, indie folk-rocker Andrew Bird, and multi-instrumentalist Rob Moose.     WATCH “PUSH PULL” LIVE FROM SOUND CITY STUDIOS   WATCH: “ONLY YOU” VIDEO LIVE FROM SOUND CITY STUDIOS   A chance musical meeting in Seattle three years ago revealed a profoundly organic chemistry between Ted Poor and Andrew D’Angelo, and it was only natural that the two would collaborate on Poor’s debut album You Already Know.  Then, as fate would have it, Poor played the record for his friend Blake Mills.  Mills found the recordings compelling and proposed finishing work on the album together and releasing the music on New Deal, Blake’s new imprint through Verve/Universal Music Group. “I was really appreciative of how reserved Blake was in his choices as a producer,” recalls Poor. “Blake was very conscious of keeping the listener’s ears on the main two instruments, and to get in and out as quickly as possible with the other stuff.”   Ted Poor’s minimalist yet avant-garde approach on You Already Know attracts a diverse audience.  “To Rome” features indie fan-favorite Andrew Bird, with whom Poor records and tours (alongside Madison Cunningham, who also featured Poor on her Verve Forecast debut Who Are You Now). “Only You” expands upon a mantra-like motif which Poor feels provides “form and emotion that grows out of that.”  “New Wonder” is an improvisational piece for which Poor shadowed Andrew D’Angelo’s sax melody on the piano in Sound City Studio’s fabled echo chamber.  When the close mic-ed piano sound was muted it left what Poor calls a “shimmery halo” of reverb and space. The hypnotizing track beautifully reflects the improvisational nature of the album.  Although it seems as if You Already Know is on a divergent path from the folk-ish artists and albums Poor has played on and supported, he doesn’t exactly see it that way. Poor unironically believes that it’s still a folk album…not in the sense of the genre classification, but “more the idea of music as oral tradition—music as song.”        TRACKLIST 1.  Emilia 2.  Only You 3.  Kasia 4.  To Rome 5.  New Wonder 6.  At Night 7.  United 8.  Push Pull 9.  Reminder   UPCOMING U.S. SHOWS March 7 - Columbia City Theater - Seattle, WA April 6 - Rockwood - New York, NY     About Ted Poor Seattle-based artist Ted Poor has quickly become one of the most in-demand drummers across genres due to his soulful skillset and eclectic taste. In the ten years after graduating from the Eastman School of Music in 2003 and moving to New York City, Poor appeared on dozens of recordings, is a regular drummer for Chris Thile’s variety show Live From Here, and has shared the stage with many world-renowned artists such as Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Cuong Vu, and more. He later infiltrated the music scene in Los Angeles as well by joining the band of singer / song-writer Andrew Bird and collaborating with producers and artists such as Mitchell Froom, Blake Mills, and Tony Berg. In the fall of 2018, Ted signed with New Deal (Verve/Universal). Now a resident of Seattle, Poor is currently an Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Washington.      tedpoor.com   ____________________________________________________________________________________       Artist Title Time           Ted Poor ft. Andrew D'Angelo Emilia 04:51       Ted Poor ft. Andrew D'Angelo Only You 05:24       Ted Poor ft. Andrew D'Angelo Kasia 04:46       Ted Poor To Rome 04:38       Ted Poor ft. Andrew D'Angelo New Wonder 04:06       Ted Poor ft. Andrew D'Angelo At Night 05:15       Ted Poor ft.Andrew D'Angelo United 03:17       Ted Poor ft. Andrew D'Angelo Push Pull 02:48       Ted Poor ft. Andrew D'Angelo Reminder 02:59