JC on the Set

JC on the Set
Studio album by
James Carter
Released1994
RecordedApril 14 & 15 1993
StudioSound on Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length65:09
LabelDIW
DIW 875
ProducerKazunori Sugiyama
James Carter chronology
JC on the Set
(1994) 		Jurassic Classics
(1995)

JC on the Set is the debut album by saxophonist James Carter, recorded in 1993 and released on the Japanese DIW label.[1][2] It was released by Columbia Records in the United States.[3] The album was produced by Kazunori Sugiyama.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Carter draws on bebop, R&B and avant-garde techniques to make a statement; considering his generous use of rasping tone, top-range harmonics, guttural growls and the like, he certainly makes an impression."[8] Rolling Stone noted that "Carter has a conspicuous gift for the entire post-Coltrane jazz vocabulary and a genuine affection for pre-Charlie Parker saxophone techniques, too."[7] USA Today listed JC on the Set as the 10th best jazz album of 1994; the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette listed it as the fourth best.[9][10]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Twenty-five at the time of this CD, James Carter had already absorbed much of the tradition... He also shows that he has the courage to play completely outside whenever it seems logical to him... Carter puts on quite a tour-de-force throughout this very impressive set."[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings said that the album "delivered in trumps."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by James Carter except as indicated

  1. "JC on the Set" - 6:27
  2. "Baby Girl Blues" - 7:49
  3. "Worried and Blue" (Don Byas) - 8:07
  4. "Blues for a Nomadic Princess" - 13:53
  5. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 9:44
  6. "Hour of Parting" (Mischa Spoliansky, incorrectly credited to Sun Ra) - 8:20
  7. "Lunatic" (John Hardee) - 4:20
  8. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 6:41

Personnel

References

  1. ^ James Carter discography, accessed July 13, 2014
  2. ^ Stryker, Mark (2019). Jazz from Detroit. University of Michigan Press. p. 264.
  3. ^ Birnbaum, Larry (Nov 1994). "Wynton & Lester agree ... on James Carter". DownBeat. Vol. 61, no. 11. p. 34.
  4. ^ a b MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 208.
  5. ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed July 13, 2014
  6. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin Books. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ^ a b Stern, Chip (Dec 1, 1994). "JC on the Set by James Carter". Rolling Stone. No. 696. p. 129.
  8. ^ Reich, Howard (13 Nov 1994). "Recordings". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 33.
  9. ^ Jones IV, James T. (27 Dec 1994). "Jazz: Young lions rise to join a pride of music legends". USA Today. p. 4D.
  10. ^ King, Peter B. (30 Dec 1994). "Jazz Recordings". Arts & Entertainment. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 14.