The Escarpment by Richard Carr Violinist

This recording features many of my favorite musicians from the New York City and Hudson Valley areas. With woodwinds played by tenor saxophonist Joe North and fula flutist Sylvain Leroux. Steven Haynes plays on a number of tracks with his expansive cornet playing. There are string quartets from two different sessions I did at Kilgore sound in New York City that feature violinists: Laura Lutzke, Ravenna Lipchik, Ben Russell; violist Caleb Burhans and cellist Clarice Jensen. The recording also features three different percussionists: Joaquin Lartey, Trip Dudley, and Fre Atlast. My son Ben Carr (AKA Carrtoons) rounds out the ensemble playing the bass.

Chiffon presents a shear fabric of sound, featuring myself on solo violin, with string quartet, and a deep groove provided by the percussion. Malaude is a French film noir sounding piece with an unabashedly sensuous tenor saxophone solo by Joe North. 21 Suns starts out with a solo from Ghanaian percussionist Joakin Lartey. The 21/8 meter is something that percussionist Adam Rudolph turned me onto. Arv’s Part is named after a guy I know from Estonia. The piece starts with low groans in the trumpet and segues into another lovely tenor solo by Joe North. Dark Circles begins slowly with long ambient tones and continues with multi tracked violins and some lovely solo work from Stephen Haynes on trumpet and Sylvain Leroux on fula flute. Essaouira is a nod to the Gnawa music of Morocco. Ben Carr stands out on Fulton Street Sunday features a Sunday morning groove with ascending 10ths in the viola and cello and ends up in a the medium swing of afternoon. Ben Carr dominates Lovely Lou with an aggressive, industrial sounding bass. He is surrounded by the fluttering sounds of Stephen Haynes and the fula flute of Sylvain Leroux. The record concludes with Motorcycles in the Medina, a tribute to lively times on the eve of Ramadan.

New York violinist with many credits in the jazz and classical areas. These original recordings are the mature voice of a seasoned musician.

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