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Reverse Thread | 
| Artist: Regina Carter
Label: E1 Music
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 3549
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 099923209027
EAN: 0099923209027
ASIN: B003BZXHYC
Release Date: May 18, 2010
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Product Description
One of the most beloved artists of her generation, preeminent violinist Regina Carter has achieved another landmark in a creative history that has yielded both artistic and commercial triumphs. Her newest release, Reverse Thread, starts with exquisite traditional African music and infuses it with contemporary jazz and Afropop energy. The results are uplifting, stirring, and joyful. Regina's Reverse Thread Band adds virtuoso Yacouba Sissoko on kora - the West African harp traditionally played by village storytellers--to her longstanding rhythm section. Sissoko's beautiful instrumental voicings were brought into the mix to help recreate the spirit of passing stories from generation to generation. The collaboration--unlike anything previously heard--is a haunting and beautiful compliment to Regina's sumptuously seductive violin. Through her best-selling, Grammy-nominated albums, incessant touring and various guest appearances and collaborations, Regina has developed into a distinctly diverse musical personality. She has repeatedly toured throughout the world, and was the first jazz artist and African American to play Niccolo Paganini's famed Guarneri "Cannon" violin. She has been featured with several symphony orchestras and performed with pop artists as diverse as Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Billy Joel, and Mary J. Blige. With Reverse Thread, Regina takes another giant step forward. In an era of cookie cutter jazz albums that do little to excite the imagination of music lovers, it's a brilliant, colorful, and lively exploration whose seductive charms are infallible.
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 regina carter Reverse thread August 22, 2010
J.Dots (staten I sland, N.Y USA)
This is a great new sound from Regina Carter.I like the background,her playing has improved over the yrs.She has matured in the experiences of recording a new sound track.I like the change.
 Beautiful Jazz On A Violin July 25, 2010
Jay Ess Gee
I was listening to African Jamal Davis on KKUP FM, Cupertino, CA. He played Regina Carter and I was riveted by the santur in the jazz piece! We are enjoying the whole album.
I admit to being biased. July 11, 2010
Susan E. Wood (Rochester, MI USA)
Ms. Carter is an alumna of the institution where I teach, and we are immensely proud of her. That said, every star of this review is earned. On her album "I'll be seeing you," she gave us a lovely sentimental journey into the music of her mother's generation, and now she's followed the music of her ancestors back to their homeland, with a brilliant series of jazz improvisations on traditional African songs. Her ensemble this time also includes Yacouba Sissoko, a virtuoso on the kora, which is a harp-like instrument, but with a rounded sounding box rather like an oud. The kora is absolutely beautiful, both visually and musically, and has been since about 2000 B.C., when it appeared on ancient Egyptian wall paintings! Speaking of which, although her recordings are delightful, there's no substitute for seeing Ms. Carter and her ensembles perform live, so if you get a chance to go to one of her concerts, grab it.
 Where did the talented Regina Carter I love go? July 4, 2010
Sambient (East Coast USA)
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
'Cause this album ain't her.
Innoccuous smoov jazz feeling stuff. Polite dinner music.
Lacks the passion her playing usually emotes. This album made me sad. I find no reason to listen to this album again when I have plenty of other Regina Carter offerings that I don't have to force myself to try to enjoy. Regina Carter is now off my list of artists that I'd automatically buy each new offering. Going forward I'll sample first, hoping to find again the calibre of music and playing I'd come to expect from this virtuoso.
Edit 8/30:
Listened again, almost two months later. I was sharing this cd with my mom. I turned her on to Regina Carter earlier in her solo career and we even have enjoyed seeing her perform live. For us, her albums are something we enjoy sharing. Regarding this album, I told her she didn't need to rush out and get it. I'd let her experience my copy. So, we had it on in the vehicle the other day. Some of the tracks I can work up an appreciation for, the few that had some swing to them. Overall, I stand by my damning-with-faint-praise catagorization of "polite dinner music". It's more head than heart. Too academic sounding. Too flatline in the recording levels. There's no denying that Ms. Carter and her supporting musicians are extremely proficient, so I easily admit the talent is still there. But what's missing for me is the soulfulness, the spiritedness.
Sublime May 22, 2010
Janine Jaquet (New York City)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
For those who seek a blend of joyfulness and beauty--this album is a must!
The performances are both buoyant and sublime, and I am moved to provide a few words here as this album is such a rare treasure.
As it regards album specifics, I refer you to the earlier review by Scott Williams "SneakyNeighborsDog," which contains an impressively detailed overview.
Enjoy!!!!
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