Das National Public Radio USA (NPR) schreibt über Ravi Coltranes noble style. Genau das trifft es! sein Stil sein Spiel ist nobel Ravi Coltrane spielt Tenor und Soprano Saxophone Modern-Hardbop also keine leichte Kost. Ich hab Spirit Fiction zuerst live gehört und war beeindruckt wie kraftvoll, frei und souverän!
Die Aufnahmequalität der CD ist bestechend Gut Sein Stil kommt hier noch besser zur Geltung Die Stücke sind zum großen teil von ihm selbst komponiert Sie sind schön Erzählerisch, schaffen und lassen Raum. "Roads Cross" und "Check Out Time" gefallen mir weniger trotzdem, Chapeau !
CD features saxaphone player Ravi Coltrane but is made what it is by combination of him with top notch musicians, both new + older. This guy is not resting on his famous last name. Geri Allen on piano + Erich Harland on drums are top notch as always. The trumpet playing is great as well. This cd is a great addition for anyone who loves all kinds of music + is fresh in it's sound. Probably the best buy I've made in years. 3 thumbs up to Ravi Coltrane.
Laying aside all the issues of being the son of a jazz legend, and all the pressure that that must bring, this is still a very patchy album. Part of this may stem from being recorded with two different bands in two locations, but it's also noticeable that the tracks that Coltrane wrote are much stronger than the ones included written by trumpeter Ralph Allessi, and this is emphasised by also including Ornette Colman's "Check out time" which is very strong.Coltrane's playing is distinctive and at times mellow, and he's joined on the Coleman track, and Paul Motiens " Fantasm" by Joe Lovano. My two favourite tracks the title track "Spirit Fiction" and also "Cross Roads" which is almost a soundscape. I don't regret the purchase, but I hope that by the time of the next album (which there surely will be?) that Coltrane will be inclined to rely even more on his own material, and possibly record it in just one location.