Talented Terri Lyne
Carrington is equally
at home as a straight-ahead or groove
drummer, and while her latest leans to the
smoother side, she exhibits plenty of musical
depth, as do the cadre of top bassists
on hand. “Sherwood Forest” co-bills
George Duke and Christian McBride’s
electric bass (with Richard Patterson down
below); “Ready” Freddie Washington
grounds four cuts, most notably the Terri
Lyne/Les McCann-sung soul ballad, “Hold
Me Again.” Jimmy Haslip adds sophisticated
support to the brass-driven “Papasan”
and a radically-reharmonized “Let It
Be,” and Matt Garrison reigns free on “No
Not One (for Helen).”