James Carter - Conversin With The Elders - Music & Performance - CD

In an often-quoted phrase, James Carter, 27, has been called quot;the most exciting young saxophonist to arrive on the scene in the last 25 years.quot; His records have made year-end best-of lists in the New York Times and the Village Voice, where his debut Atlantic release, the Real Quietstorm, was the only jazz recording in a list filled with the best of rock, pop, hip-hip, and soul releases from 1995.

On his latest release, Conversin' with the Elders, Carter engages in a series of impromptu dialogues with quot;some of the musicians who have influenced me, on or off stage...quot; such as, Lester Bowie, Hamiet Bluiett, Harry quot;sweetsquot; Edison, Buddy Tate, Larry Smith, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, and Bennie Moten.

Says Carter, quot;i thought the best way to show my appreciation to them was to have them participate on a recording celebrating the music that brought US together.quot;