Present Tense | ||||
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Released | May 20, 2008 | |||
Recorded | September 21–23, 2007 | |||
Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 63:16 | |||
Label |
EmArcy B0010985-02 | |||
Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
James Carter chronology | ||||
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Present Tense is an album by saxophonist James Carter released on the EmArcy label in 2008. [1]
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Source | Rating |
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All About Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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In the AllMusic review, Thom Jurek commented: "Present Tense showcases Carter at his most disciplined and ambitious ... This may be Carter's finest album because of its insistence on the balance between restraint and adventure". [2] In JazzTimes, David R. Adler called the album "an unselfconscious mix of influences, more three-dimensional than his various tribute discs and the recent organ-trio blowouts". [5] On All About Jazz Greg Camphire observed: "This solid, straight-ahead outing sounds both "old-timey" (in the best sense), with deep roots in blues and swing; and exploratory, never sacrificing Carter's personal approach, while maintaining his place in the jazz tradition". [3] In The Guardian, critic John Fordham wrote: "The whole set is a jazz history, rescued from cheesiness by Carter's mastery of every technical detail". [4]