An new 24/48 rip with considerably improved results, at least I think so. Carter Jefferson - The Rise of Atlantis
Timeless Muse 309, 1979
a-01 Why - 7:40 (Victor Lewis)
a-02 The Rise Of Atlantis - 6:55 (Carter Jefferson)
a-03 Wind Chimes - 7:25 (Clint Houston)
Carter Jefferson (ldr), Carter Jefferson (ss, ts), Terumasa Hino (t, fh), Harry Whitaker (p), Clint Houston (b), Victor Lewis (d), Steve Thornton (cga, per), Lani Groves (v) December 23, 1978
b-01 Changing Trains - 5:05 (Carter Jefferson)
b-02 Song For Gwen - 7:22 (Carter Jefferson)
b-03 Blues For Wood - 6:18 (Ronnie Mathews, Woody Shaw)
Carter Jefferson (ldr), Carter Jefferson (ss, ts), Shunzo Ono (t), John Hicks (p), Clint Houston (b), Victor Lewis (d) December 27, 1978
"Tenor saxophonist Carter Jefferson made somewhat of a name for himself when trumpeter Woody Shaw chose him as a member of his first working quintet. Shaw is the producer of this album, Jefferson's fine debut (and evidently only) recording as a leader. Taking a cue from Shaw, the saxophonist sticks essentially to a quintet of trumpet and sax backed by all-star rhythm sections. Three of the tracks include hard bop trumpeter Terumasa Hino while the other three feature little-known Japanese trumpeter Shunzo Ono. Most of the tunes are firmly in the school of hard bop, the sort of music that Woody Shaw played so well. While there is not any new ground broken, it is all performed competently enough. While not as emotionally charged as his work with Shaw, Jefferson impresses with a fluid, mobile attack that shows a solid grasp of his material. If the groups seem to be sometimes merely going through the motions, there are nonetheless enough fine moments to make this a worthwhile purchase. " AMG
WOW - How hard was this guy trying to be critical? How about this...when I first heard Bacoso's mp3 rip of this a few years ago I was immediately taken with the album so I was pretty tickled the day I found it in the stacks at Louisiana Music Factory. This is some fine post-bop listening and having Terumasa Hino on one side and Shunzo Ono on the other is interesting - they are more different than I realized. Clint Houston reminds me of all the reasons why I consider him to be so under-rated; he and Victor Lewis cook on this date. Far from lacking passion, Jefferson plays beautifully and the compositions are inventive and entertaining. If you enjoyed the Woody Shaw, Sonny Fortune or Bobby Hutcherson work of this era, then you will certainly enjoy this.
