Live at The Triple Door is the third album by Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet is a jazz ensemble formed in Seattle, Washington in 2002.-Music:Although uniquely merging jazz and funk, the music of Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet can also include "New Orleans flavors", solid grooves, swing and hip-hop combined into something both appealing...

 released 2010. It was recorded live at the venue The Triple Door in Seattle September 2003. Two tracks feature vocalist Om Johari (of Hell's Belles

Hell's Belles (band)

Hell's Belles are an all-female AC/DC tribute band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2000.-History:The band was formed in 2000 by guitarist Amy Stolzenbach and singer Om Johari, with original guitarist Sylvia Weidemann and original drummer Laura Derig. Mandy Reed replaced original bassist Heather...

). Several tracks include string arrangements.

The Syncopated Taint performed the first night for the new opening of The Triple Door

The Triple Door

The Triple Door is a diner and venue founded in the fall of 2003, located at 216 Union Street in Seattle, Washington. The building often hosts concerts for folk, indie, and World music groups...

 in Seattle in September 2003. They performed in white tie

White tie

White tie is the most formal evening dress code in Western fashion. It is worn to ceremonial occasions such as state dinners in some countries, as well as to very formal balls and evening weddings...

 formal.

Track listing

1. "Summer Pudding" (9:04) by Hans Teuber
2. "The Third Rail" (6:50) by Steve Moore
3. "Taming the Shrew" (9:12) by Steve Moore
4. "Mississippi Goddamn
   Mississippi Goddam
   Mississippi Goddam is a song written and performed by United States singer and pianist Nina Simone. It was first released on her album Nina Simone in Concert which was based on recordings of three concerts she gave at Carnegie Hall in 1964...
   
   " (4:13) by Nina Simone
   Nina Simone
   Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
   
   
5. "The Mystery of Man" (4:29) by Francy Roland and Eugene Lees
6. "To More O's" (7:39) by Dave Carter
7. "Marriage of Days" (2:25) by Eyvind Kang
   Eyvind Kang
   Eyvindur Kang , only child of Charles Shin-Chul Kang and Kristjana Gunnars, is an American composer, violinist, tuba, and erhu player...
   
   

Personnel

• Skerik
  Skerik
  Skerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois and Skerik's Syncopated...
  
   - tenor saxophone
• Craig Flory - baritone saxophone, clarinet
• Hans Teuber - alto saxophone, flute
• Dave Carter - trumpet
• Steve Moore - trombone, electric piano, bells
• Joe Doria
  Joe Doria
  Joe Doria is an American Hammond Organ keyboardist from Seattle, Washington. Playing many styles, Doria has backed solo artists from the Seattle area and is a member of several Seattle based groups, some of which have toured nationally...
  
   - Hammond Organ
• John Wicks
  John Wicks (drummer)
  John Wicks is a studio session drummer, producer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles.As of May 2010, Wicks is playing live and/or recording with B.o.B, Bruno Mars, Cee Lo, Meshell Ndegeocello, Chocolate Genius, Money Mark, Fitz and The Tantrums, Zack Hexum, and many more.-Recordings:* Bruno Mars...
  
   - Drums

Guest musicians

• Om Johari - vocals ("Mississippi Goddamn", "The Mystery of Man")
• Jen Kozel - violin
• Stephen Creswell - viola
• Gretchen Yanover - cello
• Eyvind Kang
  Eyvind Kang
  Eyvindur Kang , only child of Charles Shin-Chul Kang and Kristjana Gunnars, is an American composer, violinist, tuba, and erhu player...
  
  - additional viola, violin and string coach