Harrell, Tom / Colors Of A Dream
| Album: | Colors Of A Dream | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Harrell, Tom | Added: | Jan 2014 | |
| Label: | Highnote | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-01-09 | Pull Date: | 2014-03-13 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 9 | Mar 2 | Feb 23 | Feb 16 | Feb 9 | Feb 2 | Jan 26 | Jan 19 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 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 |
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| 2. | Jul 05, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Nite Life |
5. | Jan 05, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
State |
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| 3. | Feb 02, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Nite Life |
6. | Dec 01, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Nite Life |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-01-05
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
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 | |||||