James Carter, John Medeski - Heaven on Earth (Dig)
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Artist: James Carter, John MedeskiEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-08-25
Music Label: Half Note Records
Soundtracks:
- Diminishing
- Slam's Mishap
- Street of Dreams
- Infiniment
- Blue Leo
- Heaven On Earth
Music reviews of Heaven on Earth (Dig)
Music Review: All Star Band makes a great feel good record
Rating: 5 Stars
First off I must say as far as bands go this is like a Jazz All Star team. You've got players covering almost the entire spectrum of jazz music. Leading this group is James Carter who I feel is seriously underrated as far as sax players go. He plays tenor, soprano and baritone here & he plays them great with his original sound and his take on saxophone multiphonics in my opinion in an attempt to emulate guitar players like Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck who are masters of controlling feedback. On Hammond B3 is John Medeski who I feel needs no introduction he plays soulful organ more in the style of Larry Young rather then Jimmy Smith. Joey Baron at the drum set is killing, laying down greasy funk back beats and then swinging hard like Philly Joe he's awesome and this record wouldn't have come off as well without him. The incomparable Christian McBride is playing acoustic & electric bass. He is also killing throughout the entire album laying down james brown style electric grooves & swinging hard straight ahead style on upright while turning in some great solos as well. On guitar is Adam Rogers who in my opinion is becoming one of the best guitarists on the scene. I have to say that this is a live album and the band is not a regular working unit so there's a loose jam feeling to the tunes but these masters pull it off with grace. The music is a wide stylistic mixture of covers ranging from Django Reinhardt's "Diminishing" to Larry Young's "Heaven on Earth" also played is a Lucky Thompson tune Slap's Mistake and Street of Dreams. The songs are all extended with long solos and ensemble interplay which in my opinion makes the album. Bottom line is you get to hear five masters going to work at the Blue Note & having lots of fun enjoying each mans company.
Description of Heaven on Earth (Dig)
Saxophonist James Carter and organist John Medeski (of the pioneering jam-band, Medeski, Martin & Wood) lead a supergroup featuring Christian McBride (bass), Adam Rogers (guitar) and Joey Baron (drums). Together they carve out a groove that captures the buzz and vitality of jam-jazz at its most exhilerating. Recorded live at the Blue Note in New York, the group throws down the funk on Django Reinhardt's "Diminishing," Larry Young's "Heaven On Earth," Leo Parker's "Blue Leo," and the songbook standard, "Street Of Dreams."Jazz CDs
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