Building on the stylistic foundation of Ornette Coleman from the seventies, Carter's "Layin 'in the cut" combines a free jazz style with a solid funk groove. Carter has a good time with a line-up of avant-garde players from New York, such as guitarists Marc Ribot and Jef Lee Johnson, bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and drummer G. Calvin Weston. According to Carter, the album is the result of their
… collective improvisations. A very strong record. (RM) _more
