Blending Times CD

MUSIC

JAZZ

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Shine ~ Ravi Coltrane

2. First Circuit ~ Ravi Coltrane

3. Still Life, A ~ Ravi Coltrane

4. Epistrophy ~ Ravi Coltrane

5. Amalgams ~ Ravi Coltrane

6. Narcined ~ Ravi Coltrane

7. One Wheeler Will ~ Ravi Coltrane

8. Last Circuit, The ~ Ravi Coltrane

9. Before With After ~ Ravi Coltrane

10. For Turiya - (featuring Brandee Younger/Charlie Haden) ~ Ravi Coltrane

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Ravi Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Luis Perdomo (piano); Drew Gress (acoustic bass); E.J. Strickland (drums).
	Audio Mixer: Steve Genowick.
	Being the son of the late jazz icon John Coltrane and harpist Alice Coltrane, tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane has quite a legacy to live up to. But the younger Coltrane isn't trying to escape his father's influence--he just wants to channel it in his own way. While his style is alternately energetic and moody post-bop, Ravi is not shy about embracing inspiration outside of mainstream jazz, such as the funk-flavored "Narcined" along with the free and spiritual strains of "For Turiya." (Jazz bass great Charlie Haden guests on the latter.) Unlike some jazz players, Ravi Coltrane also has the advantage of a long-standing band behind him, so his music as a whole has a distinctive sound.
Producer: Ravi Coltrane
Musical Guests
	Brandee Younger
	Charlie Haden

Artist Overview

Lke his legendary, almost mythic father, John Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane is a tenor saxophonist , but he didn't go into the family business the usual way. Ravi was only two years old when his father died so the elder Coltrane's musical legacy wasn't an issue for the son until much later on. Young Ravi listened to Motown, James Brown, funk, classical music, and rock; he didn't get seriously into jazz until his late teens. After schooling, Ravi got practical experience with drummer Elvin Jones and pianist Joanne Brackeen. Ravi Coltrane's sound is huskier and more mercurial, somewhat evoking Joe Henderson in phrasing or Johnny Griffin in its linearity than that of his father.

Associated Artists and Works

Gibbs, Gerry

Technical Info

	Release Date : 01/13/2009
	Original Release Date : 2009
	Catalog ID : SVY 17744
	Label : Savoy Jazz (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00795041774422

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (p.72)
- "With his long-time working quartet, Coltrane's music here is progressive within what most would accept as the contemporary mainstream. It is pure, earnest and marinated in modal flights that move freely over a permissive and responsive rhythmic underpinning that lets the music move where it likes."

JazzTimes (pp.72-73)
- "Coltrane favors harmonic and rhythmic ambiguity....He exhibits a bold vulnerability that's refreshing to behold."

JazzTimes (p.36)
- Ranked #24 in JazzTimes' "Top 50 CDs of 2009."