Dave Stryker - Full Moon

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:55
Size: 149,4 MB
Art: Front

(8:45)  1. The sphinx
(5:52)  2. I mean you
(8:21)  3. Wise one
(5:40)  4. Leadbelly sez
(9:03)  5. Bayou blues
(8:58)  6. Deluge
(2:13)  7. Monk's mood
(8:18)  8. The disguise
(7:42)  9. Full moon

WASHINGTONIANS may know guitarist Dave Stryker's work by way of the soulful accompaniment he's provided saxophonist Stanley Turrentine in concert dates and recording sessions over the past decade, but his new quartet album, "Full Moon," presents a much broader picture of his exceptional talent and diverse tastes. Unlike some recordings that attempt to demonstrate a musician's stylistic reach, only to end up sounding contrived and disjointed, "Full Moon" is as cohesive as it is adventurous. The quartet's precise interplay, honed over a period of 10 years and four recordings, distinguishes each arrangement and manifests itself in both subtle and stirring forms, from the sly, conversational exchanges between Stryker, bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Jeff Hirshfield to the brash but precise unisons stated by Stryker and saxophonist Steve Slagle. In addition to this near telepathic level of teamwork, "Full Moon" consistently benefits from the resourcefulness and ingenuity Stryker and Slagle demonstrate as improvisers and from a series of truly distinctive arrangements. Among the best are a New Orleans funked-up version of Thelonious Monk's "I Mean You," Stryker's own languid musing "Bayou Blue," and Ornette Coleman's bop-inspired theme, "The Disguise." DAVE STRYKER -"Full Moon" (SteepleChase). Appearing Wednesday at Blues Alley with the Steve Slagle Quartet. To hear a free Sound Bite from this album, call 202/334-9000 and press 8109. ~ Mike Joyce https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/02/03/stryker-hits-mark-on-full-moon

Personnel:  Guitar – Dave Stryker; Alto Saxophone, Flute – Steve Slagle;  Bass – Jay Anderson; Drums – Jeff Hirshfield

Full Moon

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