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