12 BakerzMillion - The State of the Estate

State of the Estate 6:25

ANDY BAKER (BMI)

Andy Baker TROMBONE
Steve Million PIANO
Eric Jacobson TRUMPET
Jim Gailloreto TENOR and SOPRANO SAXOPHONES
John Sims BASS
Tim Davis DRUMS

RECORDED FEBRUARY 17, 2018
LIVE AT THE RACINE THEATRE GUILD
BY ROBERT VALLONE

Buoyed by Sims’ two-feel and strut, “The State of The Estate” hits like a portmanteau penned by Benny Golson, Stanley Turrentine and Horace Silver. Unapologetically telescoping back to the hardbop heyday of the 60s, it pays homage to a long-running jazz haunt in Milwaukee at which Jacobson booked the band on several occasions. Baker is all blowsey and swagger but check his audacious run at 1:44; Jacobson responds with percussive double timing of his own, ahead of tenor and piano. The closer is the most concise track; clocking at just under forty five minutes this set doesn’t outstay it’s welcome. In the meantime enjoy great sounding, old school, no-nonsense fire breathing over solid structures, that will stand up might-ily to anything out there. —MICHAEL JACKSON

Very much in the vein of Art Blakey’s “Jazz Messengers” or Coltrane’s band on the
legendary “Blue Train” album, BakerzMillion is Chicago’s hard bop ensemble par excellence.
Its six members are a true dream team of talented and seasoned jazz musicians. The band’s longevity, over fifteen years already, contributes to the solid and balanced sound of the ensemble. Performing original tunes composed by the co-leaders,
the ensemble brings a breath of fresh air to these mainstream sonorities.

ALBUM PRODUCTION AND SUPERVISION BY JULIA A. MILLER & ELBIO BARILARI • PRODUCED BY ANDY BAKER • MIXED AND MASTERED BY FREDDIE BREITBERG
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL JACKSON • DESIGN BY AL BRANDTNER, BRANDTNER DESIGN

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