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Jurassic Classics

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Released
  
1994

Producer
  
Kazunori Sugiyama

Release date
  
1994

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
57:12

Artist
  
James Carter

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Recorded
  
April 16 & 17 1994 Power Station, New York City

Jurassic Classics (1994)
  
The Real Quiet Storm (1995)

Similar
  
James Carter albums, Jazz albums

Jurassic Classics is the second album by saxophonist James Carter recorded in 1994 and released on the Japanese DIW label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "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.. A very stimulating session".

Track listing

  1. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 11:03
  2. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 4:29
  3. "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk) - 13:45
  4. "Ask Me Now" (Monk) - 7:11
  5. "Equinox" (John Coltrane) - 8:40
  6. "Sandu" (Clifford Brown) - 7:34
  7. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 4:30

Personnel

  • James Carter - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Craig Taborn - piano
  • Jaribu Shahid - bass
  • Tani Tabbal - drums

    • Songs

    1Take the "A" Train11:02
    2Out of Nowhere4:29
    3Epistrophy13:46

    References

    Jurassic Classics Wikipedia
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