| Door of the Cage | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Baikida Carroll |
| Cover: | Baikida_Carroll_Door_of_the_Cage.jpg |
| Released: | 1995 |
| Recorded: | March 16–17, 1994 |
| Studio: | Eastside Sound, New York City |
| Genre: | Free jazz |
| Length: | 1:01:04 |
| Label: | Soul Note 121123-2 |
| Producer: | Baikida Carroll, Flavio Bonandrini |
| Chronology: | Baikida Carroll |
| Prev Title: | Shadows and Reflections |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Marionettes on a High Wire |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
Door of the Cage is an album by trumpeter and composer Baikida Carroll. It was recorded on March 16 and 17, 1994, at Eastside Sound in New York City, and was released in 1995 by Soul Note. On the album, Carroll is joined by saxophonist Erica Lindsay, pianist Steve Adegoke Colson, double bassist Santi Debriano, and drummer Pheeroan akLaff.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "The ten compositions are all Carroll's, and they cover a variety of moods and grooves. The music overall is more accessible than one would expect, making this an excellent introduction to Baikida Carroll's music."[1]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album an "enormously impressive record," and noted Carroll's "line-driven, melodic approach" and soft, "plangent tone." They commented: "There is still a brassy bite on numbers like "King" and "At Roi", which was originally written for [Julius] Hemphill... in friendly revenge for some of the charts he gave the young trumpeter to play."
Composed by Baikida Carroll.