Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge is a live album by saxophonist James Carter with guests David Murray, Johnny Griffin and Franz Jackson recorded at Baker's Keyboard Lounge in 2001, and released on the Warner Bros. label in 2004.James Carter discography, accessed October 15, 2016
Reception
Reviewing for The Village Voice in July 2004, Tom Hull said that "this isn't a great album, but it's voluble and exciting the way Carter can be."
The Allmusic review by Al Campbell says, "Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge finds Carter cutting loose like a musician who's been conceptually sidetracked long enough. This is a back to basics blowing session and concepts be damned". In JazzTimes Chris Kelsey called the album "a rollicking session that captures the loose vibe of a nightclub set to near perfection".Kelsey, C., James Carter: Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge – review, JazzTimes, June 2004 – accessed October 15, 2016 On All About Jazz Russ Musto noted, "James Carter is a passionate player whose solos are frequently pushed over the top by his awesome virtuosity. That tendency is put to good use on this live extravaganza recorded before a raucous crowd at Baker's Keyboard Lounge. ... Carter moves effortlessly through his arsenal of saxophones on an exciting program of jazz classics".Musto, R., All About Jazz Review, accessed October 15, 2016
Track listing "Tricotism" (Oscar Pettiford) – 9:23 "Soul Street" (Jimmy Forrest) – 8:17 "Freedom Jazz Dance" (Eddie Harris) – 9:26 "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 7:10 "Free and Easy" (Don Byas) – 10:39 "Low Flame" (Leonard Feather) – 10:21 "Sack Full of Dreams" (Gary McFarland) – 12:00 "Foot Pattin'" (George Duvivier) – 11:29
Personnel James Carter – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone Gerard Gibbs – organ Leonard King – drums David Murray, Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone Franz Jackson – tenor saxophone, vocals Larry Smith – alto saxophone Dwight Adams – trumpet Kenny Cox – piano Ralphe Armstrong – bass Richard "Pistol" Allen – drums
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