«To hear saxophonist James Carter is to be blown away. – Washington Post»
From moonlit ballads to funky workouts to the most cerebral post-bop, the Detroit-born saxophone master can seem to deliver all jazz history in a single set. Even when he appears on the verge of shattering his horn, overblowing rapid-fire lines to otherworldly effect, he's evoking early jazz, jump blues, the avant-garde and other lessons residing inside his vast, scholarly knowledge of the music of the African-American experience.