Steve Baker / David Goodman - The Wine Dark Sea mp3 album

Guitar wizard, composer and vocalist Dave Goodman teamed up with harmonica maestro Steve Baker. The result is an intoxicating and stand-alone mix of country rock, acoustic funk, blues and folk that is difficult to classify. Goodman's complex songs and his highly versatile playing on acoustic as well as electric guitars find their counterpart in Baker's tasteful and remarkably original harmonies. The combination is clearly bearing fruit, on "The Wine Dark Sea" both artists provide their best work to date. Rarely does such a level of instrumental skill be combined with great songs, soulful vocals and cutting-edge production, but Goodman and Baker are convincing across the board.Both protagonists can look back on a long and fruitful association with Acoustic Music Records. Dave Goodman's latest CD "Side Of The Road" received excellent reviews, cementing his growing reputation as a virtuoso instrumentalist and highly talented songwriter. He regularly writes for Acoustic Player and works closely with Peter Finger on numerous workshops and concert appearances. Steve Baker has been with AMR since the mid-'90s, releasing four acclaimed albums with singer and guitarist Chris Jones, who passed away in 2005, and the CD "King Kazoo" starring Dick Bird. On "The Wine Dark Sea" Goodman and Baker are supported by Martin Röttger on drums and cajon, as well as Oliver Spanuth on drums. The CD also features guest appearances by Big Daddy Wilson, Hanna Lunnon and Kolja Heins.With "The Wine Dark Sea", Dave Goodman and Steve Baker have created a genre-spanning work that is simply consistent from beginning to end. Great production and great songs, instrumentally masterfully staged and vocally as well as lyrically profoundly convincing.