From the Round Box explained

From the Round Box
Type:studio
Artist:Ravi Coltrane
Cover:From the Round Box.jpg
Released:2000
Genre:Jazz
Length:56:20
Label:RCA Victor[1]
Producer:Ravi Coltrane
Prev Title:Moving Pictures
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Mad 6
Next Year:2002

From the Round Box is an album by the American jazz musician Ravi Coltrane, released in 2000.[2] [3]

The album peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[4]

Production

Coltrane was joined by the trumpeter Ralph Alessi, the pianist Geri Allen, and the drummer Eric Harland, among others.[5] [6] Coltrane covered songs by Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, and Wayne Shorter.[7]

Critical reception

The Pitch thought that "neither Alessi nor Coltrane possesses compositional skills that equal their playing ability, so many of the tunes lack both melody and coherence."[5] The New Yorker wrote that the album "reveals the winning combination of a full-throated horn sound and a meditative demeanor."[8] The Indianapolis Star determined that "if this disc isn't up to the level of last year's Moving Pictures, it still shows that Coltrane's musical journey continues to carry formal integrity and sensuous allure."[9]

The Times concluded that Coltrane's "most distinctive work on this album is on soprano sax—the very instrument that his father helped to repopularise in the 1960s."[10] The Boston Globe praised the "evocative, thoughtful originals" and "distinctive arrangements of three jazz standards."[11]

AllMusic wrote that "as a leader Ravi Coltrane makes sure this music is stimulating and thought provoking but never incomprehensible."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Must Hear. CMJ New Music Report. May 29, 2000. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Ravi Coltrane Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
  3. Web site: Ravi Coltrane Jumps Into Jazz Top 20. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124163320/http://www.mtv.com/news/1122296/ravi-coltrane-jumps-into-jazz-top-20/. dead. November 24, 2020. MTV News.
  4. Web site: Ravi Coltrane. Billboard.
  5. Web site: Ravi Coltrane . The Pitch . 2 December 2021.
  6. News: Jones . Ryan . A JAZZ LEGEND'S SON FINDS HIS OWN MUSICAL PATH . The Record . 27 July 2000 . Y1.
  7. News: Johnson . Phil . JAZZ . The Independent . 30 Apr 2000 . Features . 10.
  8. Jazz and Standards . The New Yorker . July 31, 2000 . 76 . 10.
  9. News: Harvey . Jay . Ravi Coltrane 'From the Round Box' . The Indianapolis Star . 11 June 2000 . I2.
  10. News: Shipton . Alyn . Typical. You wait 30 years for a Trane, then...two come along all at once. . The Times . 2 June 2000 . Features . 2, 17.
  11. News: Blumenthal . Bob . RAVI COLTRANE BLAZES HIS OWN TRAIL . The Boston Globe . 12 May 2000 . C17.