I just posted a few songs which I am featured on from Barrett Martin's "Zenga"! The album is due to be released in July...Check it out!!

Nice quote from COAF Best songs of 2008:

"Short Street" - Dave Carter – Commitment and Change: If I become a jazz fan before I die, Dave Carter's Commitment and Change will have something to do with it. Just as with "Muhammad Ali" on Barrett Martin's The Painted Desert (Martin serves as drummer and producer for this fine quartet), within the first few bars of album opener "Short Street," I sensed the presence of something special. This composition has such a great feel to it and Carter, Martin, Luis Guerra, and John Rangel maintain that over the course of the entire record.

http://confessionsofafanboy.com/2008/12/2146

Happy New Year....dc

Here are some links to buy "Commitment and Change" or any tracks from it:

http://www.amazon.com/Commitment-and-Change/dp/B001BZDBKO

http://www.mtraks.com/artist/dave_carter/release/88638-commitment_and_change

http://www.emusic.com/album/Dave-Carter-Commitment-and-Change-MP3-Download/11232900.html

http://www.rhapsody.com/davecarter/commitmentandchange


Also, if you prefer to buy a physical cd, we are shooting for an October release!

Everything went great in New Mexico. John, Barrett, Luis and Glenn (The engineer) were amazing! They each contributed their own strong energy and creativeness to this recording and I'm very humbled to have had the opportunity to work with every one of them.

Next phase is final mixing/mastering which should happen in the next month or so. Then packaging, replication, and release by Spring or Summer.  After that I will start working on 10 more songs for next year and hopefully make this a yearly ritual!

Happy New Year!!!!!

I'm excited to announce that I've written 10 new songs which are being recorded from December 27th-December 30th in Sante Fe, New Mexico and will be mixed sometime in the following month. Watch for this to be released on Fast Horse Records in Spring or early Summer!

Featuring:
- John Rangel on Piano
http://www.johnrangel.com

- Luis Guerra on Bass
http://www.luisguerramusic.com

- Barrett Martin on drums and percussion
 http://www.myspace.com/barrettmartin

- Dave Carter on trumpet and flugelhorn.

- Being released on Fast Horse Records
http://www.myspace.com/fasthorserecords