Jazz Articles about Ray MacCarty

Ray MacCarty: Mood Swing

by Dave Hughes
March 1, 2000

Guitarist Ray MacCarty debut CDMood Swingpresents MacCarty as a versatile guitarist - there is indeed a fairly wide mood swing throughout the program. The CD opens with a fairly smooth contemporary piece called "We're Still Here," then launches into a Texas-flavored 12-bar blues, "Verbena Way." Russell Ferrante's "The Light" swings back to the contemporary side, then a cover of "Comin' Home Baby" is presented in a slowed-down, bluesy setting. MacCarty puts his stamp on several other familiar covers, ...