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Dave Stryker:
Baker's Circle
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Strikezone 8821 |
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January 2019 in Paramus, NJ/USA
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| online distribution |
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| Dave Stryker |
guitar |
| Walter Smith III |
tenor sax |
| Jared Gold |
organ |
| McClenty Hunter |
drums |
| Mayra Casales |
percussion |
01: Tough
02: El Camino
03: Dreamsong
04: Everything I Love
05: Rush Hour
06: Superstar
07: Baker's Circle
08: Inner City Blues
09: Love Dance
10: Trouble (No. 2)
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Baker's Circle starts with three Stryker originals. The hard-hitting "Tough" leads
off with exciting solos by the whole band. Casales' congas join in on the latin
groove of "El Camino" followed by the bluesy 7/4 of "Dreamsong". Cole Porter's
"Everything I Love" is a medium swinger after which Gold's burning "Rush Hour" shows
why Walter Smith III is considered one of the best of his generation. And Dave adds
his Eight Track fingerprint to Leon Russell's "Superstar" and Marvin Gaye's "Inner
City Blues". Says Stryker: "Composer and educator David Baker was in my corner from
the time I met him at a jazz camp when I was 17 till he hired me to take over as guitar
professor at Indiana University a few years ago. I used to see him standing outside
the Music School on a circular drive waiting for his wife Lida to pick him up. I named
the song 'Baker's Circle', in his memory." Baker's Circle closes with "Trouble (No. 2)",
a grooving shuffle originally recorded by Stryker's former boss, the great Stanley
Turrentine. This caps a diverse program that showcases Stryker at his best-modern playing
with the groove and soul that comes from years of experience.
from Jazz Guitar Today
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