Anthony James Baker
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British-born Anthony James Baker crafted his musical skills at an early age, playing in local pubs and clubs in Kent, England and later moved to London to perform and record with members of TEARS FOR FEARS and BIG COUNTRY in the 1980's.
On the other side of the Atlantic, in a new decade, Anthony found himself in Los Angeles, California, where he studied with guitar greats NORMAN BROWN, SCOTT HENDERSON, and FRANK GAMBALE and also attended the Grove School of Music.
A few years later, Anthony moved to Denver, Colorado, where he worked his way into the local music scene performing with acts such as THE KEEPERS, BACKSTREET, NATALIE RENE, RON IVORY, and Colorado's favorite NINA STOREY.
Developing his fiery but passionate style of guitar playing and melodic songwriting ability, Anthony is now embarking on a solo career blending Jazz/Rock/Latin and Blues on his debut instrumental CD, simply titled, ANTHONY JAMES BAKER, where he is accompanied by some great local talent, including sax virtuoso NELSON RANGELL - Check it out!
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This is a smooth jazz CD that really rocks!
author: Jeremy Wyatt
At first play you might think this guy sounds similar to jazz guitar players like Peter White or Mark Whitfield, but the more I've listened to 'Salamander' the more I appreciate it's depth and complexity. Baker's past as a session musician provides this CD with a lot of confident playing, and the guitar work is just faultless. Nearly all the songs are self-penned and they really show off his style and range as both an acoustic and electric artist. The title track is just made for radio play, while Shine, a haunting ballad, drips with Jeff Beck-like atmosphere. Baker also gets some great backing on this CD, with some highly complementary sax from Nelson Rangell and particularly solid drum work from Darrin Johnson. It's a great first CD, and I'm waiting for the next one from this fresh new talent soon.
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