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DaveStryker: Shades of Miles
by C. Andrew Hovan
Over the course of some dozen SteepleChase sides guitarist Dave Stryker has presented himself in various forums that have illustrated his diversity and flexibility as a musician. However, Shades of Miles has to be his most radical departure while simultaneously being possibly his greatest work to date. The premise is actually very simple, yet inspired. Instead of registering the umpteenth Miles tribute to utilize as a basis the mid-‘60s combo of Herbie, Wayne, Ron, and Tony, Stryker has opted to ...
Continue ReadingDave Stryker: Blue to the Bone II
by C. Andrew Hovan
Considering that forty-something guitarist Dave Stryker has made over a dozen albums under his own name, leads a sharp quartet with Steve Slagle, and is in constant demand as a sideman working in the past with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, Javon Jackson, and Kevin Mahogany, you'd think he'd be practically a household name. Unfortunately that's not the case, but his first Blue to the Bone project from a few years back did seem to attract some critical plaudits and bring ...
Continue ReadingDave Stryker: All The Way
by C. Andrew Hovan
Not as well known as he should be, guitar man Dave Stryker's most recent claim to fame has been as part of saxophonist Javon Jackson's new combo. Before that he spent some time in the group of the soulful Stanley Turrentine. Throughout all this work as a sideman, Stryker had also been honing his skills as a leader for the Danish SteepleChase label beginning with 1990's Strike Zone. With All the Way, the guitarist's eighth date for the label, Stryker ...
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