Present Tense
Studio album by
James Carter
ReleasedMay 20, 2008
RecordedSeptember 21–23, 2007
StudioAvatar, New York City
GenreJazz
Length63:16
LabelEmArcy
B0010985-02
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
James Carter chronology
Gold Sounds
(2006)		 Present Tense
(2008)		 Heaven on Earth
(2009)

Present Tense is an album by saxophonist James Carter released on the EmArcy label in 2008.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
All About Jazz[3]
The Guardian[4]

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]

Track listing

All compositions by James Carter, except where indicated.
  1. "Rapid Shave" (Dave Burns) - 7:28
  2. "Bro. Dolphy" - 7:13
  3. "Pour Que Ma Vie Demeure" (Django Reinhardt) - 5:05
  4. "Sussa Nita" - 6:00
  5. "Song of Delilah" (Victor Young, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 5:11
  6. "Dodo's Bounce" (Dodo Marmarosa) - 6:00
  7. "Shadowy Sands" (Jimmy Jones) - 8:28
  8. "Hymn of the Orient" (Gigi Gryce) - 4:23
  9. "Bossa J.C." - 4:41
  10. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 8:12

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ James Carter discography, accessed October 15, 2016
  2. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. Present Tense – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Camphire, G., All About Jazz Review, accessed October 15, 2016
  4. 1 2 Fordham, J., The Guardian Review, May 9, 2008
  5. ↑ Adler, D. R., James Carter: Present Tense - review, JazzTimes, August 2008 - accessed October 15, 2016
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