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Jim Baker: More Questions Than Answers
Most of the offerings are a brief three to four minutes in length, with the acoustic pieces probing about Baker's surprisingly elegant dissonance. The synthetic products are harsher on the ear—purposely, one might assume, to produce a darker shade and a contrast to the piano's lighter qualities. Halfway through the album, the concept works well, engaging the listener at times in an odd trance of sophistication and noise.
Since many of Baker's themes are similar, though, the album's second half is not nearly as fresh. Whether it's too much of a good thing—or simply too much—will depend on your tolerance for this type of improvisational jazz. Taken in doses, Jim Baker's solo debut is a worthwhile listening experience.
Track Listing
Watching The Interstate; Tolled Deadpan; Tocsin Du Jour; Happenstance; Post-Indus trial Societies And Their Precursors; Infinity Trap Blues; Is It Still Mine If They
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Jim Baker
pianoJim Baker - Piano, Analogue Synthesizer.
Album information
Title: More Questions Than Answers | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Delmark Records
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