Ian Carey - Contextualizin'

[GA Russell]

I received a promo two weeks ago of a new album I have been enjoying quite a bit - Contextualizin' by The Ian Carey Quintet.

Carey is an Oakland trumpeter whose sound reminds me a great deal of Tom Harrell.

Funny story: Carey (with bass and drums) was busking in New York when Rudy Giuliani was promoting his Quality of Life agenda, and he was busted by an undercover cop ("unreasonable noise"). He moved to California and missed the court date. Years later he saw a cop show on tv about a fellow who was picked up on an old summons, and he remembered about the court date. So he called up the NYPD, and they said that, yes, there is a warrant out for your arrest! So the next time he was in New York, he sat in court waiting for six hours, and then the judge dismissed the case.

Anyway, I am confident that fans of Harrell's work for RCA/BMG will like this album.