In Flux by Ravi Coltrane (CD, Oct-2005, Savoy Jazz (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	795041744425
Artist:	Ravi Coltrane
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2005
Record Label:	Savoy Jazz (USA)
Genre:	Jazz Instrument, Saxophone

Track Listing
1. Message Part 1, The
2. Coincide
3. Variations III
4. Away
5. Leaving Avignon
6. Blending Times
7. Dear Alice
8. Angular Realms
9. Scram Vamp
10. Variations I
11. United
12. For Zoe

Details
Producer:	Ravi Coltrane
Distributor:	WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Ravi Coltrane (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Luis Perdomo (piano); Drew Gress (bass instrument); E.J. Strickland (drums); Luisito Quintero (percussion).Liner Note Author: Ashley Kahn.On his fourth studio effort, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane charts a softly expansive, reverently adventurous course that by no means shatters expectations, but never fails to impress. Quietly plugging away at his career, never exploiting his family name and focusing exclusively on deeply intellectual, harmonically complex post-bop, the least you can feel when listening to Coltrane is respect. He's not the "edgiest" player you'll hear, but such tracks as "Variations III" and "Scram Vamp" find Coltrane delving headlong into bumptious, sometimes "skronky" rubato pieces that flirt with free jazz. The sound is reminiscent of early Branford Marsalis whose soprano sax sound also comes to mind on the playful "Coincide." Other tracks such as the romantic and moody "Away" find Coltrane ruminating on his most direct influences, the dusky Joe Henderson and the cerebral Wayne Shorter. Having deftly avoided comparisons to his iconic father in the past, it is pleasing to hear some deeply spiritual cues in his direction as on the expansive opening cut "The Message" in which Coltrane's delicate sax arpeggios recall A Love Supreme. While Coltrane's tenor takes centerstage, the overall concept on In Flux is a group aesthetic that gains strength from the sensitive interplay between pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Drew Gress and drummer E.J. Strickland. ~ Matt Collar

Editorial Reviews
[S]treamlined and eloquent to a degree that captures his past efforts.
JazzTimes

IN FLUX is a satisfying listening experience and worthwhile document of a band poised on the cusp of significance.
Down Beat