Moving Pictures (Ravi Coltrane album)
# Moving Pictures (Ravi Coltrane album)

Moving Pictures is the debut album led by saxophonist Ravi Coltrane which was recorded in 1997 and released on the RCA/BMG label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated, "Coltrane achieves a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere on his first session. It may not offer anything new, but Moving Pictures is a promising debut from a young saxophonist who may have a lot to offer on his own terms". In The Washington Post, Geoffrey Himes noted "Neither as revolutionary as his father's late recordings nor as conservative as the retro-hard-bop discs released by most youngsters, Coltrane's debut is an impressive, distinctly personal project". All About Jazz said "The album develops slowly; many songs blend into each other without a pause. Some of the early numbers sound a little meandering ... The album's second half is definitely worth hearing, and certainly gives an indication of things to come. It wouldn't surprise me if the next album is better - maybe much better. The talent is there"

## Track listing

All compositions by Ravi Coltrane except where noted

* "Interlude - Thursday" – 2:36
* "Narcine" – 9:20
* "Tones for Jobe Kain" – 7:20
* "In Three for Thee" – 5:06
* "Peace" (Horace Silver) – 5:39
* "Search for Peace" (McCoy Tyner) – 7:10
* "Mixed Media" – 8:22
* "High Windows" – 6:34
* "Inner Urge" (Joe Henderson) – 7:50
* "When You Dream" (Wayne Shorter, Edgy Lee) – 4:39
* "Outerlude - Still Thursday" – 2:50

## Personnel

* Ravi Coltrane – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
* Michael Cain – piano
* Lonnie Plaxico - bass
* Jeff "Tain" Watts – drums
* Ralph Alessi – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 11)
* Steve Coleman – alto saxophone (tracks 9 & 11)
* Ancient Vibrations: (tracks 1, 6 & 11)
   * Junior Gabu Wedderburn – lead djembe
   * Jeremiah McFarlane – djembe
   * Clyde Wedderburn – djun djun
