Conversin With the Elders by James Carter

Conversin With the Elders

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Conversin With the Elders

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Audio CD (June 4, 1996)

Original Release Date: June 4, 1996

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Atlantic / Wea

Catalog Number: 82908

Reader Reviews
3 1/2 stars. All the tunes are good individually but as a whole, the album can be an uncomfortable listen since style of the tunes vary so widely. This is because Carter is adept at conversin', empathizing, and understanding his elders, while being able to contribute his unique style of playing each time. The problem is is that he needed to work at being a more solid anchor of the music throughout this album. His respect for his elders veers toward blind deference which affects the originality of his contribution to the album. Each tune is individually excellent. They are just too much a hodgepodge to make the album as rewarding a listen as it could have been. Maybe he should have emphasized only 2 or 3 "elders." Still Carter is an amazingly talented and expressive player on this album. He obviously dearly needed to express who his influences are. It is refreshing to see that his influences cover such a wide range of innovation and improvisation. I'm particularly glad that he recognizes Anthony Braxton as an influence. Not that I'm a huge fan of his, but Carter shows that Braxton is undeservedly ignored by the larger jazz press.

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