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- Date Released: May 18, 1999
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Fusion
- Label: Concord (Stretch Records)
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Although Dave Weckl is an excellent drummer, not all of his recordings have been excellent. In the 1990s, you never knew if you would find something exciting or mundane on a Weckl album. But this fusion/soul-jazz disc turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Synergy, in fact, is the drummer's most consistently satisfying CD. Excessive producing was a major problem on some of his previous releases, but this time he generally avoids overproducing and goes for a real band sound. Joined by tenor and soprano saxman Brandon Fields, keyboardist Jay Oliver, guitarist Buzz Feiten, and electric bassist Tom Kennedy, Weckl has a solid team to work with and emphasizes improvisation and honest-to-God playing not high-tech studio gloss. Weckl's band sounds quite cohesive on a diverse, unpredictable outing that ranges from the funky "Wet Skin" and the Latin-influenced title song to the ominous "Cape Fear" and the delicate "A Simple Prayer." If you could purchase only one of Weckl's 1990s albums, Synergy would be the best choice.
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| 01. |  |
High Life |
7:48 |
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| 02. | |
Panda's Dream |
5:22 |
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| 03. | |
Swunk |
4:51 |
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| 04. | |
A Simple Prayer |
4:55 |
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| 05. | |
Cape Fear |
6:56 |
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| 06. | |
Wet Skin |
6:12 |
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| 07. | |
Synergy |
7:15 |
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| 08. | |
Where's My Paradise? |
4:54 |
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| 09. | |
Lucky Seven |
5:57 |
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| 10. | |
Swamp Thing |
5:24 |
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| 11. | |
Cultural Concurrence |
3:25 |
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| 12. | |
Tower '99 |
6:07 |
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12 Total Tracks, 69:06 Total Length
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