REGINA CARTER — Motor City Moments (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Two years after her stunning debut on Verve, violinist Regina Carter offers listeners her exceptional string virtuosity on ten great songs inspired by her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. Motor City Moments features a stellar collection of songs written by some of the best musicians from Detroit including Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Thad Jones, and Milt Jackson. Regina Carter applies her pure skill, pizzicato, and arco passages to "Don't Mess With Mr. T" and "Higher Ground" with impeccable tuning and multiple approaches. Her string virtuosity on Milt Jackson's "For Someone I Love," is a masterful performance backed adeptly by Mayra Casales on percussion and spotlights a brilliant piano solo by Werner "Vana" Gierig. Two originals, "Forever February" and "Up South," which was co-written with guitarist Russell Malone, provide an interesting contrast of the artist's use of reflective temperament and folk-ornamented cadences. Each song also emphasizes Carter's adept techniques with melodic phrasing and song forms. Accompanied by her touring band of Darryl Hall on bass, Alvester Garnett on drums, percussionist Mayra Casales, Marcus Belgrave on trumpet and flugelhorn, James Carter on bass clarinet and tenor sax, Barry Harris on piano, Lewis Nash, as well as several special guests, Regina Carter has rapidly become one of the most exciting and original violinists to arrive on the jazz scene. Paula Edelstein
Tracklist :
1    Don't Git Sassy 5:17
Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – James Carter
Trumpet – Marcus Belgrave
Written-By – Thad Jones
2    Don't Mess With Mr. T 6:18
Drums – Lewis Nash
Written-By – Marvin Gaye
3    For Someone I Love 5:52
Arranged By – Regina Carter
Written-By – Milt Jackson
4    Forever February 3:49
Written-By – Regina Carter
5    Higher Ground 6:56
Written-By – Stevie Wonder
6    Love Theme From Spartacus 6:24
Bass Clarinet – James Carter
Flugelhorn – Marcus Belgrave
Written-By – Alex North
7    Prey Loot 3:47
Drums – Lewis Nash
Piano – Barry Harris
Written-By – Lucky Thompson
8    Fukai Aijo 4:56
Written-By, Piano – Barry Harris
9    Chattanooga Choo Choo 3:50
Guitar – Russell Malone
Whistle [Train Whistle] – Regina Carter
Written-By – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
10    Up South 3:36
Written-By – Regina Carter
Written-By, Guitar – Russell Malone
Credits :
Arranged By – John Clayton (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9)
Bass [The Band] – Darryl Hall (tracks: 1 to 7, 9)
Drums [The Band] – Alvester Garnett (tracks: 1, 4 to 6)
Percussion [The Band] – Mayra Casales (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
Piano [The Band] – Werner "Vana" Gierig (tracks: 1 to 6, 9)
Violin – Regina Carter