James Carter Organ Trio: At the Crossroads – review

(Decca)The charismatic reeds virtuoso James Carter released an orchestral album in the summer, but he's at his earthiest and most accessible with this classic Hammond organ trio lineup. Carter can be sumptuously romantic or exhilaratingly funky – his technique embraces all kinds of extreme playing, from split-note multiphonic harmonies to staccato effects – and he directs his full firepower at this mostly mainstream-groovy repertoire. His muscular tenor-sax tone and honking low notes bar...

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