Caribbean Rhapsody

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Caribbean Rhapsody
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2011
RecordedDecember 21, 2009 and March 18 & 19, 2010
StudioWitold Lutoslawski Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland and Avatar Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length45:00
Label EmArcy
Producer Michael Cuscuna
James Carter chronology
Heaven on Earth
(2009)
Caribbean Rhapsody
(2011)
At the Crossroads
(2011)

Caribbean Rhapsody is an album by saxophonist James Carter composed and orchestrated by Roberto Sierra, released on the EmArcy label in 2011. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The AllMusic reviewer Matt Collar wrote: "A bold, adventurous performer with a titanic facility on the saxophone, Carter is perfectly suited for performing with large ensembles, and the orchestrations here are gorgeously rendered landscapes for Carter to play against. In fact, composer Sierra purposely left certain cadenzas and other areas of the scores on Caribbean Rhapsody open for Carter to improvise, and the results are nothing short of thrilling". [3] In JazzTimes , Bill Beuttler commented: "It’s unusual, and remarkable, in that it’s a full-fledged orchestral work penned with Carter’s improvisational genius firmly in mind, and it manages to successfully blend rhythmic nods to Sierra’s native Puerto Rico". [5] For All About Jazz , C. Michael Bailey said: "In a field populated by "good" and even "exceptional" recordings, it is nice to hear a Caribbean Rhapsody that is truly outstanding". [2] The Guardian critic John Fordham wrote: "It's a stylish success in a crossover territory often fraught with pitfalls". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Roberto Sierra, except where indicated.
  1. "Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra: Ritmico" - 4:52
  2. "Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra: Tender" - 7:04
  3. "Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra: Playful -- Fast (With Swing)" - 7:39
  4. "Tenor Interlude" (James Carter) - 5:34
  5. "Caribbean Rhapsody" - 13:37
  6. "Soprano Interlude" (Carter) - 6:14

Personnel

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References

  1. James Carter discography, accessed October 24, 2016
  2. 1 2 Bailey, C. M., All About Jazz Review, accessed October 24, 2016
  3. 1 2 Collar, Matt. Caribbean Rhapsody – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Fordham, J., The Guardian Review, July 22, 2011
  5. Beuttler, B., James Carter: Caribbean Rhapsody - review, JazzTimes, July/August 2011 - accessed October 24, 2016