Gold Sounds

For the Pavement single, see Gold Soundz.

2005 studio album by James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Ali Jackson, Reginald Veal

Gold Sounds

Studio album by

James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Ali Jackson, Reginald Veal

Released| September 27, 2005
Recorded| September 16–19, 2004 by Steven Mandel
Studio| Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Genre| Jazz
Length| 44:18
Label| Brown Brothers
BBR-CD1
Producer| DM Elkins and Jake Cohn
James Carter chronology
| Out of Nowhere
(2005)  | Gold Sounds
(2005)  | Present Tense
(2008)

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Gold Sounds is an album by saxophonist James Carter, keyboardist Cyrus Chestnut, drummer Ali Jackson and bassist Reginald Veal performing compositions by the indie rock band Pavement and released on the Brown Brothers label in 2005.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
All About Jazz| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [4]

The AllMusic review by Sean Westergaard commented: "Gold Sounds is an overwhelming success, not just as a tribute but as a jazz album ... If you're a Pavement fan, you owe it to yourself to check out what these guys do with the songbook. If you're a jazz fan, forget that these tunes come from the world of indie rock; in the hands of Carter and Chestnut, they might as well be undiscovered standards".[2] On All About Jazz, Michael McCaw observed: "Gold Sounds doesn't give you everything the first time around. Like Pavement's recordings, what may seem complete is only a portion of the melody and musical ideas to which you ultimately want to return, because each time they hook you in a different way. In the end, the album provides a meaty dose of jazz that is as infectious as the pop from which it is derived".[3] In JazzTimes, Brent Burton was less enthusiastic, writing: "a big hunk of the covers disc is, simply put, rather anonymous sounding, which leaves listeners with the quartet's somewhat cheesy conception of what it means to—gulp—rock".[5]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Stephen Malkmus.

1. "Stereo" – 6:24
2. "My First Mine" – 6:30
3. "Cut Your Hair" – 6:30
4. "Summer Babe" – 4:36
5. "Blue Hawaiian" – 4:54
6. "Here" – 5:52
7. "Platform Blues" – 5:38
8. "Trigger Cut" – 3:54

## Personnel

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* James Carter – tenor saxophone soprano saxophone, contrabass sarrusophone
* Cyrus Chestnut – piano, electric piano, organ
* Reginald Veal – bass, electric bass, vocals
* Ali Jackson – drums, vocals

## References

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1. ^ James Carter discography, accessed October 15, 2016
2. ^ a b Westergaard, Sean. Gold Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
3. ^ a b McCaw, M., All About Jazz Review, accessed October 15, 2016
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 233\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. ^ Burton, B., James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Ali Jackson, Reginald Veal: Gold Sounds – review, JazzTimes, December 2005 – accessed October 15, 2016

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James Carter

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* JC on the Set (1993)
* Jurassic Classics (1994)
* The Real Quiet Storm (1994)
* Conversin' with the Elders (1996)
* In Carterian Fashion (1998)
* Chasin' the Gypsy (2000)
* Layin' in the Cut (2000)
* Gardenias for Lady Day (2003)
* Gold Sounds (2004)
* Present Tense (2007)
* Caribbean Rhapsody (2009 & 2010)
* At the Crossroads (2011)

Live albums|

* Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge (2001)
* Out of Nowhere (2004)
* Heaven on Earth (2009)

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Cyrus Chestnut

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Albums|

* Gold Sounds (with James Carter, Ali Jackson, and Reginald Veal, 2004)
* A Million Colors in Your Mind (2014)
* Natural Essence (2015)
* There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit (2017)
* Kaleidoscope (2018)

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Pavement

* Stephen Malkmus
* Scott Kannberg
* Mark Ibold
* Bob Nastanovich
* Steve West

* Gary Young

Studio albums|

* Slanted and Enchanted
* Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
* Wowee Zowee
* Brighten the Corners
* Terror Twilight

Compilation albums|

* Westing (By Musket and Sextant)
* Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe
* Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins
* Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition
* Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition
* Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement
* Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal

EPs|

* Slay Tracks: 1933–1969
* Demolition Plot J-7
* Perfect Sound Forever
* Watery, Domestic
* Pacific Trim
* Shady Lane
* Major Leagues

Songs|

* "Summer Babe (EP)"
* "Cut Your Hair"
* "Gold Soundz"
* "Range Life"
* "Father to a Sister of Thought"
* "Stereo"
* "Shady Lane"
* "Harness Your Hopes"
* "Spit on a Stranger"
* "Carrot Rope"

Video releases|

* Slow Century

Associated acts|

* The Jicks
* Silver Jews
* Preston School of Industry
* Marble Valley
* Free Kitten
* The Crust Brothers
* Sonic Youth

Other|

* Discography
* Gold Sounds
* At Home with the Groovebox

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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