James Carter

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Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1969, James Carter began playing saxophone at age 11, first recorded with a Detroit student ensemble in 1986 and, by 1991, had recorded with legendary trumpeter Lester Bowie on The Organizer and contributed to the 1991 collection The Tough Young Tenors. Mastering a family of reed instruments, from sopranino to contrabass saxophones to contrabass and bass clarinets, James Carter mesmerized the jazz world after arriving in New York City in 1988 to play under the auspices of Lester Bowie. His debut recording, JC On T...read more

Aged pain Let me be your coalman My whole life through The walking blues Tis the old ship of zion Come sunday Fractured in the middle So it goes White jude Your a lucky guy Passionette To be New A rare gem Eclipse Written Heavy artillery Sentimentalia Big rock candy mountain Lettuce toss yo salad Hey baby hey Call me later Fine and mellow Melodie au crepuscule The prisoners po lazarus Body and soul The big trip Anchorman The last shepherdess

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