At the Crossroads (album)
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| At the Crossroads | ||||
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| Studio album by James Carter Organ Trio | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | February 8 & 9, 2011 | |||
| Studio | Avatar (New York, New York) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 74:44 | |||
| Label | EmArcy | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
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At the Crossroads is an album by saxophonist James Carter's Organ Trio, released on the EmArcy label in 2011.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |  [2] |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek commented: "At the Crossroads delivers what its title promises: a portrait of the Organ Trio at the point where they look back at B-3 jazz history and move it ever forward".[3] In JazzTimes, Steve Greenlee said: "Carter's tone—alternately gruff and sensuous, always balancing melody and skronk—of course gets the limelight. His is, after all, one of today's most unmistakable saxophone voices, and he knows it".[5] For All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey observed: "Carter takes advantage of the music, exploring all of its facets in his exceptional organ trio format. No stone is left unturned, no influence unaknowledged".[2] The Guardian' critic John Fordham wrote: "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".[4]