Synergy (Dave Weckl Band album)

Synergy
Studio album by Dave Weckl Band
Released	May 18, 1999
Recorded	January 18-31 and February 17-20, 1999
Studio	Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	68:02
Label	Stretch [1]
Producer	Dave Weckl

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Sydney Morning Herald	[1]

Synergy is a 1999 studio album by the jazz fusion group Dave Weckl Band. ^{[3] [4]}

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" (Buzz Feiten, Tom Kennedy, Jay Oliver, Dave Weckl) – 7:46
2. "Panda's Dream" (Feiten) – 5:21
3. "Swunk" (Oliver, Weckl) – 4:49
4. "A Simple Prayer" (Feiten) – 4:53
5. "Cape Fear" (Feiten, Oliver, Brandon Fields) – 6:54
6. "Wet Skin" (Feiten, Fields, Oliver, Weckl) – 6:10
7. "Synergy" (Oliver, Weckl) – 7:13
8. "Where's My Paradise?" (Feiten, Oliver) – 4:52
9. "Lucky Seven" (Fields) – 5:55
10. "Swamp Thing" (Feiten, Kennedy, Oliver, Weckl) – 5:22
11. "Cultural Concurrence" (Weckl) – 3:24
12. "Tower '99" (Oliver, Weckl) – 6:06

Personnel

• Dave Weckl – drums, percussion (4, 11), tambourine (9), hi-hat (9), brushes on box (11)
• Brandon Fields – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 5-7, 9, 10, 12), soprano saxophone (2, 4), Yamaha WX5 (5, 8, 9), baritone saxophone (9), additional keyboards (9)
• Jay Oliver – keyboards (1-8, 10, 12), synth solo (1), organ (9)
• Buzz Feiten – guitars (1-3, 5-7, 9, 10, 12), nylon guitar (4), steel string guitar (8)
• Tom Kennedy – bass (1-10, 12)

Production

• Chick Corea – executive producer
• Ron Moss – executive producer, management
• Dave Weckl – producer, mixing, photography, liner notes
• Jay Oliver – associate producer, mixing (3, 10, 12)
• Robert Read – recording, mixing (1, 2, 4-9, 11)
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Evelyn Brechtlein – production manager
• Alexis Davis – production manager
• Jonathan Marshall – design, concept
• Curtis Parker – illustration
• Tyler Bender – photography

References

1. Shand, John (September 6, 1999). "DAVE WECKL BAND: Synergy". The Sydney Morning Herald. The Guide. p. 6 Sep 1999.
2. "Synergy - Dave Weckl Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Vail, Mark (September 1999). "Dave Weckl Band: Synergy". Keyboard. 25 (10): 114.
4. Shuster, Fred (June 18, 1999). "SOUND CHECK". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L25.
5. Hay, Carla (July 10, 1999). "Popular uprisings". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 28. p. 15.