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American Fingerstyle Guitarist

Discography


 

DUCK BAKER SOLO

DUCK BAKER TRIO

DUOS and TRIOS

ANTHOLOGIES

AS SIDEMAN

FILM SOUNDTRACKS

PERFORMANCES ON VIDEO

BOOKS

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS

AUDIO GUITAR LESSONS


 

Including everything made under his own name and in duo and trio settings, Duck Baker has to date made about 40 records, and almost all of these are still available, most of them from the online store here. Baker has from the beginning been involved in a wide range of music, from traditional Irish to Old Time American Folk to blues and ragtime fingerpicking to swing, modern, and free jazz and free improvisation, and not many people listen to all these kinds of music.
To see the listing by style click on the link below:

Duck Baker Discography By Style

 


 

DUCK BAKER SOLO      
       
There’s Something for Everyone in America Kicking Mule Records 1976  
When You Wore a Tulip Kicking Mule Records 1977  
The King of Bongo Bong Kicking Mule Records 1977  
The Art of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Kicking Mule Records 1979  
The Kid on the Mountain Kicking Mule Records 1980  
Under Your Heart Edition Collage Records 1985  
You Can’t Take the Country out of the Boy Edition Collage Records 1986  
Both Sides S. Grossman’s Guitar Workshop 1987  
A Thousand Words Acoustic Music Records 1992  
Opening the Eyes of Love Shanachie Records 1993  
The Art of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Shanachie Records (re-issue) 1994  
The Clear Blue Sky Acoustic Music Records 1995  
Spinning Song Avant Records 1996  
Ms. Right Acoustic Music Records 1998  
The Kid on the Mountain Fantasy Records (re-issue) 1999  
My Heart Belongs to Jenny Day Job Records 2000  
The Salutation (re-issue) 2006  
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans Day Job Records 2006  
The Roots and Branches of American Music Les Cousins 2009  
The Ducks Palace
Incus Records 2009  
Everything That Rises Must Converge Mighty Quinn 2009  
Outside Emanem 2016  
Shades Of Blue Fulica records 2016  
The County Set Southern Summer 2016  
The Preacher’s Son Fulica Records 2017  
Duck Baker Plays Monk (Vinyl 12″ LP) Triple Point Records 2017  
Les Blues Du Richmond Tompkins Square Records 2018  
Plymouth Rock
Fulica Records 2019  
When You Wore a Tulip (re-issue) Southern Summer 2019  
I’m Coming Virginia Fulica Records 2020  
Not The First Time Fulica Records 2021  
Wink The Other Eye Fulica Records 2022  
Contra Costa Dance Confront Recordings 2022  
Duck Baker Plays Monk (extended CD version) Fulica Records 2023  
Breakdown Lane  (feat. Eugene Chadbourne) ESP Disk USA 2024  
Theres No Time Like The Past Fulica Records 2024  
Duck Baker Meets The Great Pickers Harbourtown Records 2025  
The Ace And Deuce Of Picking Fulica Records 2025  
       

DUCK BAKER AS COMPOSER      
       
Pareto Sketches

The Oak And The Willow

Barcode Records 

Fulica Records

2017

2023

 
       

DUCK BAKER TRIO      Up
       
The Waltz Lesson Les Cousins 2009  
Amnesia In Trastevere Les Cousins 2011  
Deja Vouty Fulica Records 2016  
       

DUCK BAKER QUARTET     Up
       
Coffee for Three COPEPOD 2019  
       

DUOS & TRIOS     Up
       
Paul Bunyan (with Leo Kottke) Windham Hill Records 1990  
American Traditional (with Molly Andrews) Day Job Records 1993  
The Moving Business (with Molly Andrews) Day Job Records 1994  
Northern Skies, Southern Blues Shanachie Records 1997  
The Fairy Queen (with Kieran Fahy) Day Job Records 1999  
Out of the Past (with Jamie Findlay) Day Job Records 2001  
The Expatriate Game Day Job Records 2005  
When You Ask a Girl To Leave Her Happy Home
(Duck Baker / Dakota Dave Hull)
Arabica 2011  
The Guitar Trio in Calgary 1977
Emanem 2019  
Play Monk In Berkeley (with Ben Goldberg) Fulica Records 2020  
Cumino In Mia Cucina (with Mike Cooper) Confront Recordings 2021  
Confabulations ESP-DISK 2021  
Live Roswell Rudd and Duck Baker Dot Time Records 2021  
Live at the Freight & Salvage Duck Baker & Ken Emerson Fulica Records 2023  
       

ANTHOLOGIES     Up
       
Masters of Ragtime Guitar Kicking Mule Records 1977  
Advanced Fingerpicking Guitar Techniques Kicking Mule Records 1977  
Contemporary Guitar Workshop Kicking Mule Records 1978  
Irish Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes and Airs Kicking Mule Records 1979  
Blues Guitar Workshop Kicking Mule Records 1979  
Northwestern Folklife Festival Voyager Records 1979  
Second Lizard Convention Lizard Records 1983  
Music of O’Carolan Shanachie Records 1986  
Music of Ireland Shanachie Records 1988  
Irish Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes and Airs
(tracks from The Kid on the Mountain and Irish Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes and Airs on Kicking Mule)
Shanachie Records (re-issue) 1993  
The Entertainer: Music of Scott Joplin for Fingerstyle Guitar
(tracks from various Kicking Mule records)
Shanachie Records (re-issue) 1993  
Fingerpicking Guitar Delights
(tracks from various Kicking Mule records)
Shanachie Records (re-issue) 1994  
Acoustic Routes Demon Records 1993  
World of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Shanachie Records 1998  
Ramble to Cashel, Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Vol. 1 Rounder Records 1998  
The Blarney Pilgrim, Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Vol. 2 Rounder Records 1998  
Studio For Experimental Art Sampler Vol. One Studio For 1998  
156 Strings Cuneiform 2002  
Acoustic Guitar Highlights Vol.1 Acoustic Music Records 1995  
Donna Lombarda Barcode records 2010  
Breakfest 2010 Live at The Ark   2010  
The Danish Folk, Blues & Ragtime Guitar Festival 2010   2010  
       

AS SIDEMAN    
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Stefan Grossman: Thunder on the Run Kicking Mule Records 1980  
John James: Descriptive Guitar Instrumentals Kicking Mule Records 1976  
Eugene Chadbourne: Guitar Trios Parachute Records 1977  
Eugene Chadbourne: Vision-Ease Vol 2 House Of Chadula 1978  
Dale Miller: Wild Over Me Rio Vista Records 1982  
Kieran Fahy: Midnight On the Water ARC Music 1994  
Kieran Fahy: The Woman From Tuam ARC Music 1997  
Eugene Chadbourne: Wild Partners House Of Chadula 1998  
Tokio Uchida: Tokio Acoustic Blues Tab Guitar School    
Roswell Rudd: Broad Strokes Knitting Factory 2000  
Fencing 1978 – John Zorn Tzadik 2022  
Ken Emerson: The Jack Of Spades Ka’io Music KRCD 1006 2005  
       

FILM SOUNDTRACKS    
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Feeling Good, Feeling Proud produced by Richard Heus 1980  
Paul Bunyan (with Leo Kottke) Rabbit Ears Productions 1988  
Hostel (made as part of The Big Night)   1990  
Acoustic Routes (with other artists) Red Herring production 1992  
       

PERFORMANCES ON VIDEO    
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Fingerstyle Guitar: New Dimensions and Explorations, Vol. 2 Vestapol    
The Art of Fingerstyle Guitar Vestapol    
Acoustic Routes Red Herring    
The World of Celtic Guitar,Vol. 1: Ramble to Cashel Vestapol    
The World of Celtic Guitar,Vol. 2: The Blarney Pilgrim Vestapol    
The World of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Vestapol    
       

BOOKS    
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Irish, Scottish, English and American Fiddle Tunes for the Fingerpicking Guitarist Centerstream Publications    
Classic American Folk Blues Themes Mel Bay Publications    
The Complete Gospel Guitarist Mel Bay Publications    
The Salutation Mel Bay Publications    
Encyclopedia of Irish and American Fiddle Tunes for Fingerstyle Guitar Mel Bay Publications    
A Thousand Words Acoustic Music Records    
The Clear Blue Sky Acoustic Music Records    
Opening the Eyes of Love Acoustic Music Records    
Ms. Right Acoustic Music Records    
The Fingerstyle Jazz Compositions of Duck Baker Acoustic Music Records distributed by Mel Bay Publications    
       

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS    
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Classic American Folk Blues Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
Music of Turlough O’Carolan Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
Celtic Airs, Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
Fingerstyle Jazz: Swing to Bop Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
Fingerstyle Jazz: Bop to Modern Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
Fingerstyle Jazz: Improvisation Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
Guitar Aerobics Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
The Music of Thelonious Monk Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
Introduction to Fingerstyle Swing Guitar Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
Introduction to Gospel Fingerstyle Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop    
Guitar Workshop Acoustic Music Records    
The Guitar of Duck Baker Acoustic Music Records    
       

AUDIO GUITAR LESSONS    
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Irish Jigs & Airs Guitar Workshop    
Irish Hornpipes, Slip Jigs & Reels Guitar Workshop    
Fingerpicking Fiddle Tunes Vol. 1 Guitar Workshop    
Fingerpicking Fiddle Tunes Vol. 2 Guitar Workshop    
Classic Ragtime Guitar Guitar Workshop    
Celtic Melodies Guitar Workshop    
Ramble To Cashel: Celtic Fingertyle Guitar Vol. 1 Guitar Workshop    
The Blarney Pilgrim: Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Vol. 2 Guitar Workshop    
       

 

For more discography info see also this page:

Duck Baker discography of commercially released recordings