Guitarist Dave Stryker, who cut his teeth working with Jack McDuff and Stanley Turrentine, brings his longtime trio of Jared Gold-organ and McClenty Hunter-drums into the historic Rudy Van Gelder recording studio for the first time. Stryker says, “This recording was a longtime dream for me. I had always wanted to record at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio but never got the chance when he was alive. When you walk into this amazing space, the history, not to mention the incredibly warm sound of the huge room, are palpable. We were inspired and captured some of that magic, and can now add Blue Fire to the long list of albums recorded at this legendary temple of jazz.”