Terri Lyne Carrington

The ACT Years - CD

  • Format: CD
  • Cat No.: ACT 9588-2
  • Barcode: 614427958822
  • German Release: 29/05/2015
  • Genre: World Jazz, Guitar Jazz, US-Jazz, Jazz

„Ouuuh Mann, die hat was drauf! Dieses kleine Mädchen kann spielen!" Was Dizzy Gillespie früh erkannte, ist heute unumstritten: Die 1965 geborene Terri Lyne Carrington gilt heute als „die bekannteste Jazz-Drummerin der Welt“ (Spiegel Online). Seit fast 25 Jahren ist sie nicht nur hinter den Trommeln an der Spitze der Jazzwelt vertreten, sondern auch als Komponistin und Produzentin. Sie spielt(e) mit den Weltstars des Jazz, darunter Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Stan Getz, David Sanborn, Joe Sample, Cassandra Wilson, Clark Terry und Dianne Reeves. Ihre GRAMMY-prämierte Karriere begann Terri Lyne Carrington bei ACT. „The ACT Years“ blickt mit 12 Stücken auf diese Zeit zurück und zeigt die Vielseitigkeit der faszinierenden Schlagzeugerin auf.

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"Oooh man! She’s good, man! That little girl can play!" What was clear to Dizzy Gillespie from the start is now undisputed: Terri Lyne Carrington, born in 1965 in Medford, Massachusetts, is "the best-known female jazz drummer in the world" (Spiegel Online). For almost 25 years she has been at the top of the jazz genre, not only on the drums, but also as a composer, arranger, producer and university professor. She plays/has played with the planet's biggest jazz stars, including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Stan Getz, David Sanborn, Joe Sample, Cassandra Wilson, Clark Terry and Dianne Reeves. ACT discovered the extraordinary potential of this Grammy-winning artist very early on, and signed her to an exclusive deal. "The ACT Years" now looks back on that time, with 12 tracks that showcase the v...

line up

Herbie Hancock / piano
Nguyên Lê / guitar
Greg Osby / alto saxophone
Adam Rogers / guitar
Jimmy Haslip / bass
Terence Blanchard / trumpet
and many more


Recording Information

Songs chosen from the albums:
Jazz Is A Spirit (ACT 9408-2, 2002)
Nguyên Lê: Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix (ACT 9410-2, 2002)
Structure (ACT 9427-2, 2004)

This Compilation mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Cover Photo by Peewee Windmüller