Moving Pictures (Ravi Coltrane album)

Moving Pictures is the debut album by saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, 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
 * 1) "Interlude - Thursday" – 2:36
 * 2) "Narcine" – 9:20
 * 3) "Tones for Jobe Kain" – 7:20
 * 4) "In Three for Thee" – 5:06
 * 5) "Peace" (Horace Silver) – 5:39
 * 6) "Search for Peace" (McCoy Tyner) – 7:10
 * 7) "Mixed Media" – 8:22
 * 8) "High Windows" – 6:34
 * 9) "Inner Urge" (Joe Henderson) – 7:50
 * 10) "When You Dream" (Wayne Shorter, Edgy Lee) – 4:39
 * 11) "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