Joe Locke Force of Four live at JazzBaltica 2009

Joe Locke, vib
Robert Rodriguez, p
Ricardo Rodriguez, b
Johnathan Blake, dr
Special Guest:
Nils Wuelker, tp

recorded live at Große Konzertscheune, Salzau, July 3, 2009

1. Like Joe
2. No Moe
3. Ruminations
4. Laura
5. Available In Blue
6. Alpha Punk
7. Saturns Child

Joe Locke leads a unique new quartet, made so by the melding of four distinct musical personalities into a fresh sounding ensemble. The influences of New York, Cuba, Philadelphia and Puerto Rico, as well as the many places travelled by these four player/composers, come together in this group.
"This is one of the very best groups I've ever assembled", says Locke. "Whether the music is swinging hard, funky or delicate, these guys know how to squeeze the juice out of the material. Playing with this band is really rewarding." Their great record "Force of Our" was released in 2008 on Origin.