The second of clarinetist
John Carter's five-part depiction of the history of African Americans deals with the capture of many Africans for shipment as slaves to the New World.
Carter's octet on this date features such fine players as bass clarinetist
Marty Ehrlich, cornetist Bobby Bradford, trombonist
Benny Powell and trumpeter Baikida Carroll, and the music is as dramatic as the episodes it portrays. ~ Scott Yanow