The Stranger's Hand
Studio album by
Jerry Goodman, Steve Smith, Howard Levy, and Oteil Burbridge
Released1999
RecordedJanuary 7–16, 1999
StudioNeverland Studio, Marin County, California
GenreJazz fusion
LabelTone Center Records
TC-40052
ProducerSteve Smith

The Stranger's Hand is an album by violinist Jerry Goodman, drummer Steve Smith, multi-instrumentalist Howard Levy, and bassist Oteil Burbridge. It was recorded in January 1999 at Neverland Studio in Marin County, California, and was released later that year by Tone Center Records[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

In a review for AllMusic, Jim Newsom wrote: "In the late 1990s, drummer Steve Smith set out to reinvigorate the long slumbering jazz-rock fusion movement with a series of all-star recordings... The Stranger's Hand is the best of the lot, with four instrumental masters coming together for nine days of spontaneous combustion that recalls the music's heyday while also bringing the freshness of new discovery into the updated mix."[4]

David Adler of All About Jazz stated: "We're dealing with fusion of the virtuosic variety, so the fact that the playing is flawless is unsurprising and somehow beside the point."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Brick Chicken" (Jerry Goodman) – 6:27
  2. "Sufferin' Catfish" (Howard Levy) – 7:15
  3. "Four, Four and More" (Howard Levy, Oteil Burbridge, Steve Smith) – 2:36
  4. "Glimmer of Hope" (Jerry Goodman) – 6:44
  5. "Pinky's Revenge" (Oteil Burbridge, Steve Smith) – 3:43
  6. "Elvin" (Oteil Burbridge, Steve Smith) – 2:37
  7. "Caliente" (Howard Levy) – 6:58
  8. "Going Up!" (Howard Levy, Steve Smith) – 2:29
  9. "Moonchild" (Howard Levy) – 5:05
  10. "Stranger's Hand" (Howard Levy, Jerry Goodman, Oteil Burbridge, Steve Smith) – 7:18

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "The Stranger's Hand". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jerry Goodman/Steve Smith/Howard Levy/Oteil Burbridge: The Stranger's Hand". ABB Discog. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Stranger's Hand". ProGGnosis. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Newsom, Jim. "Jerry Goodman/Steve Smith/Howard Levy/Oteil Burbridge: The Stranger's Hand". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 200.
  6. ↑ Adler, David (January 1, 2000). "Smith/Goodman/Levy/Burbridge: The Stranger's Hand". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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