专辑简介

Early in 1998, saxophonist James Carter signed a modeling contract, perhaps explaining the title of this LP. His jazz chops, we are happy to report, have not suffered. On Fashion, Carter and his sax are all business. He is able to cool burn on slower numbers, recalling Ben Webster's smoldering ballads, then turn on a dime to deliver blistering runs of honk and skronk that seem intent on peeling the paint from the walls. Carter's horn playing is all about power and forceful delivery, but he is also capable of amazing control. And on Fashion, he dukes it out with hotshot keyboardist Cyrus Chestnut, here driving a Hammond B3 organ like he was piloting a Zamboni. Great stuff!