| | James Carter Out Of Nowhere CD James Carter Discography of CDs
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Recorded in 2004 at the Blue Note in New York, Out of Nowhere finds James Carter paired up with fellow Detroiters Gerard Gibbs on organ and Leonard King on drums for the unofficial sequel to Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge. While the trio revitalizes the standard "Out of Nowhere" and breezes through Benny Golson's jazz classic "Along Came Betty," the fireworks really get under way on "Highjack." The tune signals the fervent arrival of its composer, guitarist James Blood Ulmer, and by the conclusion the quartet is joined by fiery multi-saxophonist Hamiett Bluiett. Carter and Bluiett then take center stage for a baritone sax duet on "Song for Camile," Bluiett's beautiful ballad initially recorded with the World Saxophone Quartet, of which he is a member, on their organ-drenched 1995 date Breath of Life. Ulmer directs the proceedings through Chicago blues territory with a quick and loose "Little Red Rooster," which leads into R. Kelly's 1996 pop hit "I Believe I Can Fly." Now, before indifference gets the best of you, in the hands of these musicians the tune receives a quick conversion from ballad into a quasi-Latin groove, through burning funk -- in which Gibbs absolutely shines -- and finally the reeds irreverently take it out honking and squawking in a manner that would have made Lester Bowie smile. Like its predecessor, Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Out of Nowhere provides an admirable cornucopia of modern jazz from Carter and friends. ~ Al Campbell
Live Recording
James Carter: James Carter (saxophone); Gerard Gibbs (organ); Leonard King (drums); James Blood Ulmer, Hamiet Bluiett.
Personnel: James Blood Ulmer (guitar); James Carr (saxophone); Hamiet Bluiett (baritone saxophone); Gerard Gibbs (organ); Leonard King (drums).
Audio Mixer: Steven Remote.
Liner Note Author: Bill Milkowski.
Recording information: Blue Note, NY (05/06/2004/05/07/2004).
Photographer: Alan Nahigian.Down Beat (p.67) - 4 stars out of 5 - "He loves to root and toot and run around irrepressibly on all his multitude of horns....The nifty idea here comes in the form of thoughtfully chosen guests..." James Carter Out Of Nowhere Songs Out Of Nowhere Music Review Purchase Out Of Nowhere CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Love Supreme CD (2005)
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| | Dave Holland Overtime CD (2005)
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$13.49 This exceptional date by Dave Holland Big Band was recorded in 2002 in New York, yet remained unreleased until 2005. As is to be expected, Holland assembled a fine cast of seasoned and young players, some of whom are veterans of Holland's quintets and quartets. These are four saxophones -- two alto, tenor and baritone -- three trumpets and trombones, and vibes as well as bass and drums. They include Chris Potter and Robin and Duane Eubanks, Antonio Hart, Steve Nelson, Josh Roseman, Billy Kilson, Taylor Haskins, Gary Smulyan, Jonathan Arons and Alex Sipiagin. The music centers around the opening four-part "Monterey ...
| | Wynton Marsalis Live At The House Of Tribes CD (2005)
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| | John Coltrane One Down, One Up: Live At The Half Note CDs (2005) Remastered
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$18.59 The dramatic, spiraling inventions of Tyner lend a frenetic element to Coltrane's already intense lines, while ...
| | Gerald Wilson In My Time CD (2005)
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$15.15 Veteran arranger Gerald Wilson utilized a New York band full of all-stars for this very rewarding and memorable project. Three of the selections ("Dorian," "Ray's Vision at the U," and "Blues for Manhattan") form a suite called "The Diminished Triangle," which is based upon ...
| | Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall CD (2005)
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$13.75 On paper it seems as if such titanic and distinctive musical personalities as Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane might not mix very well, but this stellar set, recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1957, plays almost like a blissful extended duet between the two (with support from a sensitive yet hard-swinging bassist and drummer). The opener, "Monk's Mood," for example, features the composer/pianist's typically brilliant, idiosyncratic playing, while Coltrane floats over the top in the most lyrical ...
| | Lou Reed Berlin CD (1973) Remastered
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$7.99 After the success of his glam-rockish TRANSFORMER, the expectation was that Lou Reed would plow deeper into commercial territory. As usual, Reed delighted in confounding expectations. BERLIN is a song cycle that uses the decadence of its namesake and some Brecht/Weill-esque orchestrations to tell a story of two psychically damaged people and their doomed relationship. (Aided by Berlin producer Bob Ezrin, Pink Floyd would attempt a similar feat several years later on THE WALL).
Far from the rock-star poses of TRANSFORMER, BERLIN is lyrically and musically frank and blunt. The arrangements move from sophisticated, arch orchestration to naked-sounding acoustic sparseness, but the words are uniformly unflinching in their ...
| | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Roy Ayers CD (2000)
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| | Caroline Dahl No Hats CD (2000)
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| | Aloisio Trio Aguiar King Of Hearts CD (1997)
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| | Hugh Cornwell All Nite Madness CD (2004)
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| | Artillery By Inheritance CD (1990) Gold; 24 Bit Remastered; Limited Edition; Digipak
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$12.89 Because the band risked experimenting with some bold new directions on 1990's By Inheritance, the album usually gets a bad rap from grumpy thrash purists and even some Artillery fans. But, with the benefit of hindsight, Artillery's third album frequently sounds like their finest hour, as much for boasting some of the most distinctive and imaginative songs of their career as for incorporating textural variety at a time when many of the Danish quintet's contemporaries were wallowing in stagnation. Clearly influenced by heavy metal tastemakers Metallica and Iron Maiden (in particular, their Egypt-themed Powerslave album) when recording By Inheritance, Artillery injected Eastern-flavored melodies into typically technical and muscular thrash offerings like "Khomaniac" and the title track, then looked no further than Roadrunner labelmates Annihilator for the melodic acumen achieved on "Bombfood" and "Back in the Trash." More traditional speed metal elements eventually surfaced on "Life in Bondage" and "Equal at First," but additional album standouts "Beneath the Clay (R.I.P.)" and "Don't Believe" (released as a single before the LP) continually inserted unprecedented doses of melody and contrasting softer passages with fantastic results, thus paving the way for a guilt-free cover of Nazareth's "Razamanaz" that sounded perfectly natural by the time it arrived. Unfortunately, these many qualities didn't succeed in converting staunch defenders of the thrash faith, and By Inheritance's troubled recording sessions even tore Artillery apart, reportedly requiring three separate mixes before vocalist Flemming Ronsdorf took charge of the process. Still, if time heals all wounds (Artillery briefly reunited a decade later), then there's hope that By Inheritance will also be given the re-evaluation it deserves. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
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