Spinning Song: Duck Baker Plays The Music Of Herbie Nichols [Import]

Duck Baker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 18, 1997)
• Original Release Date: March 18, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Avant Japan
• ASIN: B0000058VR
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #728,708 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Third World

2. The Happenings

3. Lady Sings the Blues

4. Nick at T's

5. House Party Starting

6. 2300 Skiddoo

7. Portrait of Ucha

8. 134th St.

9. Spinning Song

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to Herbie Nichols' music, March 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Spinning Song: Duck Baker Plays The Music Of Herbie Nichols (Audio CD)

On this album, Duck Baker takes a spare, solo-guitar approach to realizing the music of Herbie Nichols, a much-underappreciated contemporary of such jazz luminaries as Thelonious Monk. Baker clearly understands Nichol's ferocious harmonic complexity, demonstrated amply by the range of chord voicings that are several steps removed from run-of-the-mill II-V-I. "The Third World," which opens the album, is reminiscent of Thelonious Monk's compositions, but it has a flavor distinctly different from Monk, which Baker articulates with grace and extraordinary time. This album is well-worth the listen, whether you're a guitar fan or jazz fan or what have you -- it's simply great music.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Discover two unkown geniuses on one disc!, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Spinning Song: Duck Baker Plays The Music Of Herbie Nichols (Audio CD)

Duck Baker is widely appreciated as a master of finger-style jazz guitar, and his recordings of Herbie Nichols' beautiful music are truly rewarding. Guitar fans and jazz fans who are into Monk,etc, will get alot out of this nuanced interpretation.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Duck Baker: A Genius!, December 17, 1999

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Stephen Lewis (South London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spinning Song: Duck Baker Plays The Music Of Herbie Nichols (Audio CD)

With Duck Bakers brillant finger-style approach to jazz guitar, he manages to improvise in Herbie Nichols complex songs. This is done with energy and beauty. Most of the songs are played at a slower pace than Herbie's original blue note recordings, though in no way does this detract from the songs. In fact the opposite is true.