Harrell, Tom / Colors Of A Dream
Album: Colors Of A Dream   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Harrell, Tom   Added:Jan 2014
Label:Highnote  

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Add Date: 2014-01-09 Pull Date: 2014-03-13 Charts: Jazz
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1. Sep 05, 2021: No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Jul 5, 2018)
Nite Life
4. Jan 19, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Even If
2. Jul 05, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Nite Life
5. Jan 05, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
State
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Nite Life
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Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-01-05
TOM HARRELL: Colors of a Dream
HighNote, 2013

MODERN JAZZ – Trumpeter Tom Harrell (Stanford, ’69) tries a new direction here, stepping away from his usual quintet for a sextet session featuring Esperanza Spalding’s vocals… and her bass, making a unique 3 horn / 2 bass / drum / voice configuration. Whether it works comes down to if you think the vocals and second bass enhance or wreck the overall sound. I think it depends on the track, so choose carefully.

Tom Harrell : trumpet, flugelhorn
Jaleel Shaw : alto sax
Wayne Escoffery : tenor sax
Esperanza Spalding : acoustic bass, voice
Ugonna Okegwo : acoustic bass
Jonathan Blake : drums

Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11

1. 6:26 – tango rhythm with a marching feel, wordless vocal, 2-bass break
2. 7:02 – Portuguese vocal & scatting; relaxed, thoughtful Brazilian feel
3. 6:19 – upbeat latin-tinged groove, scat vocal pulls it briefly off-axis
4. 5:07 – upbeat drive: vocal/horn unison makes a cool texture, neat solos
5. 3:19 – relaxed ballad, wordless vocal shadows horns, engaging trumpet
6. 9:01 – midtempo odd-bop: muddy twin bass mess, but horn solos are solid
7. 5:17 – uptempo with “la-la” vocalese/scat, prodding rhythm, playful solos
8. 4:58 – upbeat funky strut: fun scatting vocal holds its own vs trumpet
9. 6:44 – shifting tempo and two basses keep this walking bop off balance
10. 4:18 – just the 2 basses & trumpet; it’s relaxed, friendly and unique
11. 6:26 – uptempo funky drive with scat vocal, horn solos thrust forward

[ Fo ] - 5 January 2014

Track Listing
1. Tango   6. Blues 2013
2. Velejar (Sail Away)   7. Nite Life
3. Phantasy In Latin   8. Even If
4. State   9. Walkway
5. Seventy   10. Family
  11. Goin' Out