Dave Black
Destinations

This long awaited album is a testament to Dave's enduring talent as a composer, instumentalist, and producer.

Personnel:

Dave Black: acoustic & electric guitar
Mark Torlina: upright & electric bass
Matt Kimmick: drums
Paul DeMarinis: soprano & tenor saxophone (3&8)
R. Scott Bryan: percussion (4&6)
Tom Rickard: vibraphone (6)

 

 

 

Dave Black (solo guitar)
Alone &Together

On Alone & Together, Dave uses his solo instrumental voice not only as an alternative texture, but as a melting pot of the varied styles he incorporates in his playing. Special guest performances include tenor saxophone great Paul DeMarinis, the flawless vocals of Beth Tuttle, and the virtuoso harmonica of Sandy Weltman.

"Using moving bass lines with chords and other contrapuntal techniques, Dave Black makes his guitar sound like a tight, swinging, self-contained ensemble on this mainly solo set of jazz standards and pop tunes. He pulls a rich, full tone out of both nylon and steel-string guitars as he improvises rapid single-note lines and interesting reharmonized chord sequences on tunes like "On Green Dolphin Street" one of the several cuts that show his astonishing facility for playing complex bass lines against chords. A few less well-worn tunes would have been welcome here but, for the most part, Black has the technique and musical imagination to take even the most familiar chestnuts to new places."
Ron Forbes-Roberts
Acoustic Guitar
(July 2002)

'ALONE & TOGETHER' is 17 tracks and 72 minutes of just wonderful guitar playing. It is basically a solo project, with Dave performing on different guitars for genre, groove and style of tune. This CD is impeccably recorded, mixed and mastered, with a notation that no parts were overdubbed. If you can only buy a few albums this year, this is one you should definitely check out."
Charles H. Chapman,
Just Jazz Guitar
(May 2001)

 

Personnel:

Dave Black: acoustic & electric guitar
Paul DeMarinis: tenor sax on Solar
Beth Tuttle: vocals on This Masquerade
Sandy Weltman: diatonic harmonica on Summertime

 

 

 

Brilliant Corners
Two Roads

Founded by Dave Black and Paul DeMarinis, this St. Louis based quartet combines elements of Jazz, Rock, Funk, Blues, and World Beat. A great example of the band's diversity is heard on their latest CD 'Two Roads'
released by MaxJazz.
Brilliant Corners performs at concerts and festivals all over the Midwest, backing up such notable artists as DAVID
LIEBMAN and FAREED HAQUE.

 

Personnel:

Dave Black: acoustic & electric guitar
Paul DeMarinis: soprano & tenor sax
Dan Eubanks: acoustic & electric bass
Kevin Gianino: drums

 

 

Dangerous Kitchen

Dave takes old school funk guitar to new heights in this highly soulful group. Although most of the material performed on Dangerous Kitchen's debut album is written by fellow bassist and funk aficionado Dave Eubanks, the band dishes out soulful grooves with impeccable depth and precision.

Personnel:

Dan Eubanks: electric bass, backing vocals, & rhythm guitar
Dave Black: acoustic & electric guitar
Blake Travis: lead vocals & percussion
Andy Marks: drums
Peter Ruthenberg: keyboards
Christopher Fabick: percussion
Tony Estrada: rhythm guitar
Special guest: Steve Bunton on "death metal guitar"

 

 

 


The Fred Tompkins Poetry and Music Ensemble

The Freedom Ring

A musical odyssey that takes the poems of E.E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Michael Castro into a sonic landscape composed by flutist Fred Tompkins and Dave Black. This is one of the most unique, ambitious, and surreal experiences captured on a recording.

Personnel:

Fred Tompkins: flute
Dave Black: guitar
Michael Castro: poet & narrator
Debby Lennon: vocal
Charlie Dent: drums, didgeridoo, djembe, tablas
Kevin Gianino: drums

Also don't forget to check out the Dave Black and Matt Kimmick live CD:
AN EVENING AT POP'S BLUE MOON VOL.I
(This album is only available for purchase at live performances.)