Regina Carter • Motor City Moments

Review:

Two years after her stunning debut on Verve, violinist Regina Carter offers listeners her exceptional string virtuosity on ten great songs inspired by her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. Motor City Moments features a stellar collection of songs written by some of the best musicians from Detroit including Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Thad Jones, and Milt Jackson. Regina Carter applies her pure skill, pizzicato, and arco passages to "Don't Mess With Mr. T" and "Higher Ground" with impeccable tuning and multiple approaches. Her string virtuosity on Milt Jackson's "For Someone I Love," is a masterful performance backed adeptly by Mayra Casales on percussion and spotlights a brilliant piano solo by Werner "Vana" Gierig. Two originals, "Forever February" and "Up South," which was co-written with guitarist Russell Malone, provide an interesting contrast of the artist's use of reflective temperament and folk-ornamented cadences. Each song also emphasizes Carter's adept techniques with melodic phrasing and song forms. Accompanied by her touring band of Darryl Hall on bass, Alvester Garnett on drums, percussionist Mayra Casales, Marcus Belgrave on trumpet and flugelhorn, James Carter on bass clarinet and tenor sax, Barry Harris on piano, Lewis Nash, as well as several special guests, Regina Carter has rapidly become one of the most exciting and original violinists to arrive on the jazz scene.

by Paula Edelstein

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Reseña:

Dos años después de su impresionante debut en Verve, la violinista Regina Carter ofrece a los oyentes su excepcional virtuosismo de cuerda en diez grandes canciones inspiradas en su ciudad natal de Detroit, Michigan. Motor City Moments presenta una estelar colección de canciones escritas por algunos de los mejores músicos de Detroit, incluyendo a Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Thad Jones y Milt Jackson. Regina Carter aplica su pura habilidad, pizzicato, y pasajes de arco a "Don't Mess With Mr. T" y "Higher Ground" con una afinación impecable y múltiples enfoques. Su virtuosismo de cuerdas en "For Someone I Love" de Milt Jackson, es una magistral interpretación respaldada hábilmente por Mayra Casales en la percusión y destaca un brillante solo de piano de Werner "Vana" Gierig. Dos originales, "Forever February" y "Up South", que fue co-escrita con el guitarrista Russell Malone, proporcionan un interesante contraste entre el uso del temperamento reflexivo del artista y las cadencias adornadas por el folclore. Cada canción también enfatiza las técnicas adeptas de Carter con el fraseo melódico y las formas de las canciones. Acompañada por su banda de gira de Darryl Hall en el bajo, Alvester Garnett en la batería, la percusionista Mayra Casales, Marcus Belgrave en la trompeta y el fliscorno, James Carter en el clarinete bajo y el saxo tenor, Barry Harris en el piano, Lewis Nash, así como varios invitados especiales, Regina Carter se ha convertido rápidamente en una de las violinistas más emocionantes y originales que han llegado a la escena del jazz.

por Paula Edelstein

 

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Tracks:
1 - Don't Git Sassy

2 - Don't Mess With Mr. T

3 - For Someone I Love

4 - Forever February

5 - Higher Ground

6 - Love Theme From Spartacus

7 - Prey Loot

8 - Fukai Aijo

9 - Chattanooga Choo Choo

10 - Up South


Credits:
    Arranged By – John Clayton (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9)
    Bass – Darryl Hall (tracks: 1 to 7, 9)
    Drums – Alvester Garnett (tracks: 1, 4 to 6)
    Percussion – Mayra Casales (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
    Piano – Werner "Vana" Gierig (tracks: 1 to 6, 9)
    Violin – Regina Carter

Recorded April 19, 20, 21, and 25, 2000 at Avatar Studios, New York

 

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