James Carter - Jurassic Classics (rel.1995)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer James Carter Title Jurassic Classics Length 57:32 Discs: 1 Tracks: 7 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label DIW/Columbia Cat. Number 67058 Style General Jazz Rating N/A

Musicians	Credits
James Carter saxophones Craig Taborn piano Jaribu Shahid bass Tani Tabbal drums	Producer Kazunori Sugiyama Engineer Jim Anderson Mastering Allan Tucker

Track list

01 Take the 'A' train (Strayhorn) 11:05 02 Out of nowhere (Green/Heyman) 04:32 03 Epistrophy (Clarke/Monk) 13:50 04 Ask me now (Monk) 07:15 05 Equinox (Coltrane) 08:44 06 Sandu (Brown) 07:37 07 Oleo (Rollins) 04:29

Notes

AMG Review (4 1/2): The young but already great saxophonist James Carter explores seven jazz standards with pianist Craig Taborn (himself a young master capable of playing in several styles), bassist Jaribu Shahid, and drummer Tani Tabbal. Among the most versatile and knowledgeable of today's saxophonists, Carter draws on many top stylists during these lengthy solos, yet always sounds quite individual. His violent depiction of a train whistle on "Take the 'A' Train" perfectly launches that romp, and he also really stretches out on "Epistrophy," plays the blues on John Coltrane's "Equinox," and shows quite a bit of fire on "Oleo." A very stimulating session. — Scott Yanow