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Regina Carter (who has a beautiful tone and a swinging style) is one of the top new jazz violinists of the 1990s, and the more memorable selections on this CD are so strong that they almost allow one to overlook the three throwaway pop/R&B songs.
Unfortunately, the opening "Downtown Underground" is one of the losers, and the Nicki Richards vocal piece "Late Night Mood" (which recording executive talked Carter into recording that turkey?) is so lightweight that it should have been released on another album.
In contrast are near-classic renditions of Eddie Harris' "Listen Here" and Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes"; Carter's haunting ballad "Reflections" deserves to become a standard.
A mixed bag, but overall this CD is recommended, with reservations.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downtown UndergroundBob Baldwin | Regina Carter | Play | 06:43 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Listen HereEddie Harris | Regina Carter | Play | 07:12 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Day Dreamin' on the NigerRegina Carter, Reggie Washington | Regina Carter | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | ReflectionsRegina Carter, Werner "Vana" Gierig | Regina Carter | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Something for GraceJohnny Almendra, Regina Carter | Regina Carter | Play | 07:09 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Soul EyesMal Waldron | Regina Carter | Play | 06:35 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Late Night MoodMichael Bearden | Regina Carter | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I'll Write a Song for YouPhilip Bailey, Steve Beckmeier, Al McKay | Regina Carter | Play | 05:32 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Hide & Seek (Bahjee Bahjee)Regina Carter, Doug Hall | Regina Carter | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Centro HabanaOriente Lopez | Regina Carter | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 59 mins | 137 MB | |||||
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Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Almendra | Composer, Cymbals, Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 2 | Scott Ansell | Engineer |
| 3 | Philip Bailey | Composer |
| 4 | Bob Baldwin | Composer |
| 5 | Elizabeth Barrett | Art Direction, Design |
| 6 | Michael Bearden | Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Organ, Piano, Producer |
| 7 | Yves Beauvais | Producer |
| 8 | Steve Beckmeier | Composer |
| 9 | Rocky Bryant | Drums |
| 10 | Regina Carter | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Violin |
| 11 | Mayra Casales | Percussion |
| 12 | Tim Conklin | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Kenny Davis | Bass (Acoustic) |
| 14 | Patrick Derivaz | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | Rachael Fite | Production Coordination |
| 16 | Gloria Gabriel | Production Coordination |
| 17 | Jane Getter | Guitar |
| 18 | Werner "Vana" Gierig | Composer, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 19 | Doug Hall | Composer |
| 20 | Eddie Harris | Composer |
| 21 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 22 | Mike Krowiak | Engineer |
| 23 | Oriente Lopez | Composer, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 24 | Arif Mardin | Arranger, Producer |
| 25 | Joe Mardin | Loops, Sequencing |
| 26 | Al McKay | Composer |
| 27 | Lewis Nash | Cymbals, Drums, Guest Artist |
| 28 | Michael O'Reilly | Engineer, Mixing |
| 29 | Ed Raso | Assistant Engineer |
| 30 | Nicki Richards | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 31 | Michelle Taylor | Production Coordination |
| 32 | Darryl Turner | Photography |
| 33 | Mal Waldron | Composer |
| 34 | Reggie Washington | Composer |
| 35 | Tracy Wormworth | Bass (Electric) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |