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Talkin' Stick
2000 studio album by Oliver Lake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2000 studio album by Oliver Lake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Talkin' Stick is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake, which was recorded in 1997 and released on Lake's own Passin' Thru label. It features a quintet with vibraphonist Jay Hoggard, pianist Geri Allen, bassist Belden Bullock and drummer Cecil Brooks III, playing six Lake's originals, Julius Hemphill's composition "Hard Blues", and the piece "Only If You Live There" by Curtis Clark.
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | March 4, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Tedesco Studios, Paramus, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:28 | |||
| Label | Pasin' Thru | |||
| Producer | Richard Franklin & Oliver Lake | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
In his review for AllMusic, David Dupont states: "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."[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "The partnership of alto and vibes will inevitably make some listeners think of Dolphy's Out to Lunch!, and the connection is definitely there. Fortunately, the material is so strong and the group so well suited to the project that the results are high quality."[2]
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