Baraka (album)

Baraka is an album by the DKV Trio, composed of drummer Hamid Drake, bassist Kent Kessler and reedist Ken Vandermark. It was recorded in 1997 and released on Okka Disk.[1]

Baraka
Studio album by DKV Trio
Released	1997
Recorded	February 17 & 19, 1997
Studio	Überstudio, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:41
Label	Okka Disk
Producer	Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark chronology
All Night Burner (1997) Baraka (1997) Like Rays (1998)

The DKV Trio was assembled by Vandermak in the summer of 1994 for the recording project Standards. The band's first album was the limited edition CD DKV Live, recorded in December 26, 1996 at the Chicago Lunar Cabaret and also released on Okka Disk.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "Baraka may suffer a bit in comparison to the later, extraordinary Live in Wels & Chicago, but it's still a terrific showcase of the trio and, overall, a great adventurous jazz album."[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "Baraka has its moments of stasis -the title track runs for more than 35 minutes, and it needs plenty of resources to sustain that- but there is still an awful lot to listen to."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Drake/Kessler/Vandermark

1. "Double Holiday" – 10:46
2. "Soft Gamma Ray Repeater" – 8:14
3. "Baraka" – 35:58
4. "Figure It Out" – 7:16
5. "Consequence" – 9:27

Personnel

• Hamid Drake - drums
• Kent Kessler - bass
• Ken Vandermark - reeds

References

1. Baraka at Okka Disk
2. DKV Live at Okka Disk
3. Layne, Joslyn. DKV Trio – Baraka: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1488. ISBN 0140515216.