''Baraka'' is an album by the DKV Trio, composed of drummer Hamid Drake, bassist Kent Kessler and reedist

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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 on December 26, 1996, at the

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Reception

In her review for

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, 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." ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

:''All compositions by Drake/Kessler/Vandermark'' # "Double Holiday" – 10:46 # "Soft Gamma Ray Repeater" – 8:14 # "Baraka" – 35:58 # "Figure It Out" – 7:16 # "Consequence" – 9:27

Personnel

* Hamid Drake - drums * Kent Kessler - bass *

- reeds

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Ken Vandermark albums Okka Disk albums