James Carter - Present Tense
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Artist: James CarterEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2008-05-20
Music Label: Emarcy
Product features:
- CARTER JAMES PRESENT TENSE
- Rapid Shave
- Bro. Dolphy
- Pour Ma Vie Demeure
- Sussa Nita
- Song Of Delilah
- Dodo's Bounce
- Shadowy Sands
- Hymn Of The Orient
- Bossa J.C.
- Tenderly
Music reviews of Present Tense
Music Review: Bravo!
Rating: 5 Stars
A master and his muses are blowin' a gale of musical winds here. James Carter,Quintet and guests are playin' to a higher level than we've come to expect from most music played in any style, format or venue. Let's not quibble about whether this is modern, avant garde, bop, post modern jazz, ballads, old or new, jazz. "Present Tense is music as art. The medium is the songs chosen. Between James Carter's masterful facility on each horn played and Michael Cuscuna's production we hear art for the ages. When James Carter reaches into his hard earned armamentum of sounds to convey his thoughts within the song I believe most listeners understand what James his saxes, flute, and that lovely bass clarinet are conveying. And the other members of this outing are up to the task as well. Dwight Adams' trumpet plays a perfect foil and complement to Carter's saxophones and woodwinds and the rhythm section of D.D. Jackson, James Genus and the always superb Victor Lewis are spot on. (This is the album that Roy Hargrove should have made instead of mailing in the mostly mediocre "Earfood")There is such a wide range of sounds, rhythms, ideas and feelings here that almost any listener should find an attention grabber with the first listen through the progression of tunes. "Rapid Shave" from Stanley Turrentine's song book is a flag-waving high energy tune that will have you smiling and moving from the opening beat...dance if you like 'cause the trumpet-saxophone unison and interplay here are certainly doin' it. James Carter's bass clarinet takes center stage on Bro' Dolphy and I think Eric Dolphy would certainly be honored by this particular dedication. D. D. Jackson piano solo here is a wonderful dessert and bridge between the bass clarinet solo statement and the uptempo exchange between Carter and Adams that is driven by the Victor Lewis to its breathtakingly abupt finish. The Django tune that follows is a perfect release toward the gentler, more melodic side of the music but as Carter digs into this one he reveals that even the prettiest song benefits from the juxtaposition of well applied strength and power. By all means give this CD or the MP3 version a listen. There is not a weak tune here. James Carter is an artist worth wide recognition. He is a now-mature master giving his all, revealing more in the span of this album than a host of other players will never know in a lifetime of playing. This album should provoke at least some thought, a smile or two, a little tear, swingin' (the flute and trumpet on Dod's Bounce)and swayin' and at least a few "AMENS"
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Description of Present Tense
James Carter is back in town. One of the most admired saxophonists of his generation makes his Emarcy debut with Present Tense, an album of uncompromising, swinging jazz. While it's music that has its roots in the jazz tradition, it's also forward looking, "How else could it be, with players like Victor Lewis on drums, D. D. Jackson on piano and Dwight Adams on trumpet?" asks Carter. The all-star cast, which also has James Genus on bass, includes guest appearances by Rodney Jones on guitar and Eli Fountain on percussion. The album is produced by Michael Cuscuna, who sensed a challenge to capture the sheer range of Carter's enormous talent and his mastery of jazz idiom, which he felt had not really been adequately represented on earlier albums. "On going through James's entire output prior to recording Present Tense it struck me that many of his albums were ingenious concepts," he reflected. "As successful as each was, none of them captured the breadth of James's mastery of this music." On Present Tense the real James Carter steps forward with a breathtaking album that demands you play it again and again. On what is surely an instant classic, his critically acclaimed virtuosity on flute, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone has never been better highlighted.Classical CDs
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