| | Oliver Lake Talkin' Stick CD Oliver Lake Discography of CDs
 |
|
Our Price: $13.79  CDFor Sale Usually ships in 1-2 days
|  |
Talkin' Stick puts the versatile Oliver Lake into what could pass for a conventional hard bop quintet. However, with Lake's full-throated alto as the primary voice, there's little that's business-as-usual about this date. The session explores some in-the-pocket grooves mostly by the leader, with a couple felicitous contributions by Julius Hemphill ("Hard Blues") and Curtis Clark ("Only if You Live There"). Clark's piece is a real ear-catcher, with a playful, toy piano-like quality that Lake abstracts and broadens in a typically ferocious solo. Lake's own compositions include the opening waltz and the African-flavored "Masaai Moves," which gets a more extended reading than on Lake's string project recording, "Movement, Turns & Switches." Underneath, drummer Cecil Brooks III and Belden Bullock, Lake's regular bassist, maintain the groove. Geri Allen and vibraharpist Jay Hoggard provide trenchant, complementary solos. The session goes to prove that regardless of the setting, Lake's sound remains among the most distinctive in jazz. ~ David Dupont
With an all-star quintet, including piano great Geri Allen and vibes wizard Jay Hoggard, this CD offers exciting jazz, evocative ballads, grooving blues and the amazing saxophone playing of Oliver Lake. In true Lake style, Talkin' Stick combines delightf
Recorded at Tedesco Studio, Paramus, New Jersey on March 4, 1997. Includes liner notes by Oliver Lake.
Oliver Lake Quintet: Oliver Lake (alto saxophone); Jay Hoggard (vibraphone); Geri Allen (piano); Belden Bullock (acoustic bass); Cecil Brooks III (drums).
Personnel: Oliver Lake (alto saxophone); Geri Allen (piano); Jay Hoggard (vibraphone); Belden Bullock (acoustic bass); Cecil Brooks III (drums).
Liner Note Author: Oliver Lake.
Recording information: Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ (03/04/1997).
Photographer: Christopher Drukker.JazzTimes (3/01, pp.86-7) - "...On of the most compelling saxophonists on the scene today....On this date...Lake does the big, important things right..." Oliver Lake Talkin' Stick Songs | 1. | Talkin' Stick |
| 2. | Hard Blues |
| 3. | Reminds Me |
| 4. | Masaai Moves |
| 5. | Only If You Live There |
| 6. | Shifts |
| 7. | Song for Jay |
| 8. | Philly Blues |
|
Talkin' Stick Review
GuidelinesRemember to focus your comments on Oliver Lake Talkin' Stick CD. Check our review guidelines for specific details regarding customer review policy. To submit your review, please fill out the above form and click "Submit Review." A staff member will then verify your review meets our guidelines. Upon approval, your review will be published within a few days. Please do not use this form to comment on web site errors or for order related questions. If you have concerns of this nature, please contact customer service by filling out this form.
Purchase Talkin' Stick CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Lee Morgan Sonic Boom CD (1967) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
Talkin' Stick album
 $9.45  
Sonic Boom was not released until 1979 and then remained in print only for a brief time before eventually being reissued years later. In addition to the great trumpeter Lee Morgan and a fine rhythm section (pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Billy Higgins), the well-rounded set is a bit special for it allows the often R&B-associated tenor David "Fathead" Newman an opportunity to stretch out in a more challenging setting than usual. Highlights include the funky "Fathead," the complex "Sneaky Pete," Morgan's lyricism on "I'll Never Be the Same," and the infectious ...
| | Liberty Ellman Tactiles CD (2003)
Talkin' Stick CD music
$13.39
| | David Murray We Is: Live At The Bop Shop CD (2004)
Talkin' Stick music CDs
$12.59 
Although at first glance a full-length tenor-sax/drums duet set might lack variety, this matchup between David Murray and Kahil El'Zabar is on another level. For one thing, El'Zabar plays percussion as much as drums. In addition, neither musician is afraid to use space and silence, and there is no need to play at top volume and intensity all of the time. They are able to form coherent statements without the need for a ...
| | Wadada Leo Smith Smith/Ibarra/Zorn: 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 8 CD (2004)
Talkin' Stick songs
$13.39
This eighth volume in the John Zorn 50th Birthday Celebration series on Tzadik is most of all a blowing session with a ton of surprises. Recorded impeccably during the monthlong series at Tonic in New York, this bunch appears in both duo and trio configurations and the sparks fly throughout. There are two sets of music contained here. The first, a series of duets between Zorn and Susie Ibarra, runs the gamut improvisationally from the knotty skitter and skate of "Meridian" and the Eastern motif in "Rising Sun" to the spacious tonal inquiries of "Spirit Writing," where Ibarra's elongated brush ...
| | Pepper Adams Critics' Choice CD (1957)
Talkin' Stick album
$12.35 
Pepper Adams was one of the greatest jazz baritone saxophonists of all time. During a time when Gerry Mulligan's cool-toned baritone was very influential, Adams rose to prominence with a harder and bigger sound, much more hard bop than cool. This relatively obscure release, originally an LP for the World Pacific label, finds the baritonist in Los Angeles matching his hard-driving style with several players identified with West Coast cool jazz. Trumpeter Lee Katzman, ...
| | Dave Holland Critical Mass CD (2006)
Talkin' Stick CD music
$13.59 
One word that comes to mind when listening to Critical Mass is generosity. Double-bassist Dave Holland, four decades into his career, could certainly be forgiven for taking the word "leader" at its literal meaning, calling all the shots and keeping his musicians at bay. But that's not what he's about, and at any given time Critical Mass could just as easily have been credited to saxist Chris Potter, trombonist Robin Eubanks, vibist/marimbaist Steve Nelson, or drummer Nate Smith. Each player is provided with ample moments in which to take charge, and not fleeting, gratuitous moments but rather significant chunks of solo/lead space. Holland's belief in sharing extends to the area of composition as well. Each bandmember contributes one piece to the album (Holland does claim the other four, however) and, more often than not, ...
| | Various Easy Sax CDs (2001) (Import)
$15.59 | | Small Town Heroes Lil Soldiers In A Big World CD (2006)
Talkin' Stick music CDs
$10.09
| | Ken Nunoo Nunoo,Ken Vol. 2-Drums N Bass CD (2006)
Talkin' Stick songs
$10.65
| | Miller Glenn Signature CD (2007) (Import)
Talkin' Stick album
$24.95
| | Birchall, Ben & The Corrections Last Ditch Brigade CD (2007) (Import)
Talkin' Stick CD music
$26.29
| | Bob James 12 CD (1984) (Import)
Talkin' Stick music CDs
$11.35
12 is of historic value because it introduced saxophonist Kirk Whalum, who was still a year away ...
| | Ephesus Ghosts With A Smile CD (2007)
Talkin' Stick songs
$14.79
| | Costa Cordalis Das Beste Aus 40 Jahren Hitparade CD (2009)
$10.49 | | Jimmy Stallings Oh Great Spirit Wonk-Kan-Tonka The Return Of J.J. CD (2009)
Talkin' Stick album
$16.45
|
|
|
170152 
Email a Friend
