Inner Harbor Suite

Track Listings

1. Saturn: 7:19

2. Reaching for the Sun

3. Sailing: 2:58

4. Harborplace: 8:17

5. Special Moments: 6:29

6. Glad To Be Sad: 6:44

7. Lorraine: 7:20

8. Like Trane: 4:03

9. Sax Talk: 5:49

10. : Bye & Bye: 4:53

Editorial Reviews
Howard Mandel, Downbeat, July, 1995
Recorded live at the Baltimore Museum of Art (in '94), Inner Harbor Suite represents the Ayler-Trane-Ra continuum as it thrives in an educated cultural community setting. Alto-sax composer Grubbs enlists tenorist Bob Gray and singer Maja Rios to co-front thythm organized around pianist Elmer Gibson. Real warmth and solid rhythmic values: be sure to check out the horns' tribute to the late Julium Hemphill.

Willard Jenkins, JazzTimes Jan/Feb 1995
Several of you stalwarts out there will recall alto saxophonist Carl Grubbs from an early '70s ensemble he shared with his late tenor playing brother Earl: The Visitors out of Philly. Still other will recall the Coltrane familial connection--Grubbs is cousin to Trane's first wife, Naima. And if you're a resident of Baltimore you certaijnly know of Carl's steadfast work around town in maintaining jazz truth. Still others may remember him from the Julius Hemphill Sextet, particularly the one that performed Julius' epic sax opera Long Tongues.

All that history aside, Carl has crafted a work of considerable color and depth in his Inner Harbor Suite. Recorded live at Baltimore's Museum of Art, Carl is joined by a septet of Maryland-area musicians, including vocalist Maja Rios. Ms. Rios, who has a pleasnt enough voice, falters a bit in reading what turn out to be her own lyrics, often somewhat awkwardly crafted....

Inner Harbor Suite

Inner Harbor Suite,Carl Grubbs

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