Description
Duck Baker Meets The Great Pickers
2023 Harbourtown Records – HARCD 056
(released 2025)
Audio CD
Tracks: 29 (2x CD)
Also available as:
CD ONE:
1 Freight Train WITH JACK LAWRENCE. JUNE 11, 2005, STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE, STAMFORD, ENGLAND
2 Danish Drone WITH STEFAN GROSSMAN. JUNE, 1979, TEATRO IMPERO, VARESE, ITALY
3 Barnes Station Blues WITH KEN EMERSON. JULY 2004, MALOMA STUDIOS, SAN FRANCISCO CA. ENGINEER: DAVE FLEMINGER
4 Zamba’s Strut WITH DALE MILLER. SUMMER 1982, CANYON CA. CANYON RECORDING, ENGINEER: NEIL J. YOUNG
5 When I Grow Too Old To Dream WITH BOB WILSON. JUNE 7, 2007, SCHOENBERG GUITARS, TIBURON CA
6 Cincinnati Flow Rag WITH WOODY MANN. FEBRUARY 6, 1997, FREIGHT & SALVAGE, BERKELEY CA
7 Little Rain WITH WILL SCARLETT (HARMONICA). APRIL 26, 2008, FREIGHT & SALVAGE, BERKELEY CA
8 MEDLEY: Sweet Georgia Brown/Bill Bailey WITH DALE MILLER. SUMMER 1982, CANYON CA. CANYON RECORDING, ENGINEER: NEIL J. YOUNG
9 Lonesome Road Blues WITH JACK LAWRENCE. JUNE 11, 2005, STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE, STAMFORD, ENGLAND
10 Laughing Just To Keep From Cryin’ WITH KEN EMERSON. JULY 2004, MALOMA STUDIOS, SAN FRANCISCO CA. ENGINEER: DAVE FLEMINGER
11 Love Nest WITH BOB WILSON. JUNE 7, 2007, SCHOENBERG GUITARS, TIBURON CA
12 Windy & Warm WITH JIM NICHOLS. MARCH 27, 2018, FREIGHT & SALVAGE, BERKELEY CA
13 In Christ There Is No East Or West WITH DALE MILLER. SUMMER 1982, CANYON CA. CANYON RECORDING, ENGINEER: NEIL J. YOUNG
14 My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It WITH BOB WILSON AND WILL SCARLETT (HARMONICA). APRIL 26, 2008, FRI FREIGHT & SALVAGE, BERKELEY CA
15 Out of Nowhere WITH WOODY MANN. FEBRUARY 6. 1997. FREIGHT & SALVAGE. BERKELEY CA
CD TWO:
1 First Meeting WITH JOHN JAMES. OCTOBER 29, 1976, LIVINGSTON STUDIOS, BARNET, ENGLAND. ENGINEER: NIC KINSEY
2 Blue Monk WITH FRANCO MORONE. SPRING, 1997, VERONA, ITALY
3 Limehouse Blues WITH YOSHIHIRO ARITA (BANJO). JUNE 20TH, 2010, STAR PINE’S CAFE, TOKYO, JAPAN
4 Come Back, Baby WITH BERT JANSCH. MARCH 22, 1985, ALZANO, AUDITORIUM MONTECCHIO, ITALY
5 Lashtal’s Room WITH JOHN RENBOURN. OCTOBER 15-16, 1992, ACOUSTIC MUSIC STUDIO, OSNABRUCK, GERMANY. ENGINEER: PETER FINGER
6 Seven Point One WITH PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO. AUGUST, 2003, REHEARSAL AT THE HOME OF JOE MILLER, EL SOBRANTE CA
7 Closer Walk With Thee WITH TOKIO UCHIDA. JUNE 20TH, 2010, STAR PINE’S CAFE, TOKYO, JAPAN
8 Jones WITH DAVY GRAHAM. 1991, THE TROUBADOUR, LONDON
9 Honeysuckle Rose WITH YOSHIHIRO ARITA (BANIO). JUNE 20TH, 2010, STAR PINE’S CAFE, TOKYO, JAPAN
10 Bumpass Stomp WITH JOHN JAMES. OCTOBER 29, 1976, LIVINGSTON STUDIOS, BARNET, ENGLAND. ENGINEER: NIC KINSEY
11 Merrily Kissed etc./Haste to the Wedding WITH PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO. AUGUST, 2003, REHEARSAL AT THE HOME OF JOE MILLER, EL SOBRANTE CA
12 St. Louis Blues WITH TOKIO UCHIDA. JUNE 20TH. 2010. STAR PINE’S CAFE. TOKYO, JAPAN
13 Waltz On Sunday WITH JOHN RENBOURN. OCTOBER 15-16, 1992, ACOUSTIC MUSIC STUDIO, OSNABRUCK, GERMANY. ENGINEER: PETER FINGER
14 Kingfisher WITH BERT JANSCH. MARCH 28, 1985, BOLOGNA, ITALY
Nick Radcliffe (verified owner) –
If you like guitar music—pariticularly acoustic blues & jazz—you can’t do much better than this fantastic collection of duets from Duck Baker and some of the best players of the last 5 decades or so.
I first discovered Duck Baker on hearing John Renbourn say that Duck was his favourite player, and I have almost everything he’s recorded, and have seen him live at least a dozen times. He’s as good as they come.
The actual 2-CD set is available for just £12 (or £15), which is a complete steal.
I had almost none of these tracks in these versions, and they’re just great.