Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge

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| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=233}}

| rev4 = The Village Voice

| rev4Score = A−{{cite news|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=July 1, 2004|url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/arch/jcg/jcg-01.php|title=Jazz Consumer Guide (1): All True, More or Less|newspaper=The Village Voice|accessdate=June 22, 2020|via=tomhull.com}}

| rev5 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book|last=Berger|first=Arion|chapter=James Carter|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/142 142–43]|year=2004|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=0-7432-0169-8}}

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Reviewing for The Village Voice in July 2004, Tom Hull said that "this isn't a great album, but it's voluble and exciting the way Carter can be."

The Allmusic review by Al Campbell says, "Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge finds Carter cutting loose like a musician who's been conceptually sidetracked long enough. This is a back to basics blowing session and concepts be damned".{{AllMusic|first=Al |last=Campbell |class=album |id= mw0000697130 |title=Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge – Review |accessdate=October 15, 2016}} In JazzTimes Chris Kelsey called the album "a rollicking session that captures the loose vibe of a nightclub set to near perfection".Kelsey, C., [http://jazztimes.com/articles/14741-live-at-baker-s-keyboard-lounge-james-carter James Carter: Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge – review], JazzTimes, June 2004 – accessed October 15, 2016 On All About Jazz Russ Musto noted, "James Carter is a passionate player whose solos are frequently pushed over the top by his awesome virtuosity. That tendency is put to good use on this live extravaganza recorded before a raucous crowd at Baker's Keyboard Lounge. ... Carter moves effortlessly through his arsenal of saxophones on an exciting program of jazz classics".Musto, R., [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/james-carter-live-at-bakers-keyboard-lounge-and-two-dreams-by-russ-musto.php All About Jazz Review], accessed October 15, 2016

1. "Tricotism" (Oscar Pettiford) – 9:23
2. "Soul Street" (Jimmy Forrest) – 8:17
3. "Freedom Jazz Dance" (Eddie Harris) – 9:26
4. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 7:10
5. "Free and Easy" (Don Byas) – 10:39
6. "Low Flame" (Leonard Feather) – 10:21
7. "Sack Full of Dreams" (Gary McFarland) – 12:00
8. "Foot Pattin'" (George Duvivier) – 11:29

• James Carter – tenor saxophone soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Gerard Gibbs – organ
• Leonard King – drums
• David Murray, Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
• Franz Jackson – tenor saxophone, vocals
• Larry Smith – alto saxophone
• Dwight Adams – trumpet
• Kenny Cox – piano
• Ralphe Armstrong – bass
• Richard "Pistol" Allen – drums

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