Synergy (Dave Weckl Band album)

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Synergy
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1999
Genre Jazz fusion
Length68:02
Label Stretch [1]
Producer Dave Weckl
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Synergy is a 1999 studio album by the jazz fusion group Dave Weckl Band. [3] [4]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [5]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "Weckl has a solid team to work with and emphasizes improvisation and honest-to-God playing not high-tech studio gloss." [2]

Track listing

  1. "High Life" – 7:46
  2. "Panda's Dream" – 5:21
  3. "Swunk" – 4:49
  4. "A Simple Prayer" – 4:53
  5. "Cape Fear" – 6:54
  6. "Wet Skin" – 6:10
  7. "Synergy" – 7:13
  8. "Where's My Paradise?" – 4:52
  9. "Lucky Seven" – 5:55
  10. "Swamp Thing" – 5:22
  11. "Cultural Concurrence" – 3:24
  12. "Tower '99" – 6:06

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Shand, John (6 Sep 1999). "DAVE WECKL BAND: Synergy". The Sydney Morning Herald. The Guide. p. 6 Sep 1999.
  2. 1 2 "Synergy - Dave Weckl Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Vail, Mark (Sep 1999). "Dave Weckl Band: Synergy". Keyboard. 25 (10): 114.
  4. Shuster, Fred (18 June 1999). "SOUND CHECK". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L25.
  5. Hay, Carla (Jul 10, 1999). "Popular uprisings". Billboard. 111 (28): 15.