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Plaks Pandemic Ensemble - PPE

by Plaks Pandemic Ensemble

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Theme 43 - 16 Bar Blues 04:11
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Theme 44 - Big Band Emergency 04:39
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3.
Theme 45 - For Frank Zappa 07:03
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Theme 46 - Sweet Potato Pie 02:20
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Theme 47 - Raining 04:51
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Theme 48 - Busy City Fire 02:29
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Theme 49 - La Ronitis 04:57
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Theme 50 - Swimming Song 02:15
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Theme 51 - Williamsburg Acid Queen 03:34
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Theme 52 - Leopard Pink 03:46
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Theme 53 - Subway Sign 02:28
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Theme 54 - Dodonic 02:58
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Theme 55 - Put A Melody On It 05:14
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14.
Theme 56 - All A Lie 02:57
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about

PPE formed in the dark days of the pandemic in NYC.
Theme 45 is an instrumental and vocal response to an actual email questionnaire I received as a musician in search of a gig.
The overdubbed vocal on Theme 50 is by Randy Steffes.
Theme 51 actually happened.
Theme 54 is 5 lines of 4 measures and in 5/4 time.

credits

released July 25, 2023

Eric Plaks - piano
Elijah Shiffer - alto sax, pennywhistle, and kazoo
Ayumi Ishito - tenor sax
James Rogers - bass trombone and tuba
Randy Steffes - guitar (and vocal track 50)
Sean Conly - electric bass
Michael Larocca - drums

Recorded on December 13, 2021 at Bunker Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Studio engineering, mixing, and mastering by Jon Rosenberg
Photos by Nick Lyons
Themes 44, 45, 47, 49, 51, and 54 by Eric Plaks
Theme 43 by Jon Panikkar and Eric Plaks
Themes 46, 48, 50, and 52 by Ariella Plaks Bonilla
Themes 53 and 56 by Eric Plaks, Jon Panikkar, and Randy Steffes
Theme 55 by Ayumi Ishito and Eric Plaks

Thanks Ayumi, Randy, Michael, Sean, James, and Elijah for thinking this was in any way a good idea.

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was founded in 2019 by pianist Eric Plaks and saxophonist Rodney “Godfather Don” Chapman to be a label for sounds, feelings, and concepts in New York City jazz and improvised music.

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