Present Tense (James Carter album)
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| Present Tense | ||||
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| Released | May 20, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | September 21–23, 2007 | |||
| Studio | Avatar (New York, New York) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:16 | |||
| Label | EmArcy B0010985-02 | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
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Present Tense is an album by saxophonist James Carter released on the EmArcy label in 2008.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]