Prana Dance
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2009-06-07
Reviewed 2009-06-07
TOM HARRELL: Prana Dance
HighNote, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – A true musician’s musician (and Stanford alum!), Harrell presents a wonderful set of no-frills original music, building on deceptively simple, even childlike riffs to make compelling statements. His trumpet is gorgeous, getting straight to the heart of the catchy yet thoughtful tunes. And he has a great quintet loaded with players who, like Harrell himself, don’t get the attention they deserve. I dig this!
Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugelhorn
Wayne Escoffery - saxophones
Danny Grissett - piano, Fender Rhodes
Ugonna Okegwo - bass
Johnathan Blake - drums
* * * * | All interesting. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8
1. 5:56 – stepping-stone theme, trumpet walks over happy groove
2. 7:28 – gently spinning in odd meters: fluid sax, bright Fender Rhodes
3. 8:24 – simple rising/falling theme, propulsive rhythm, undulating solos
4. 5:17 – happy li’l strut, like the theme song for a sunny summer day
5. 7:50 – spare melody over upbeat groove, walking/climbing horn solos
6. 6:58 – upbeat: sing-song theme provides basis for warm solo flights
7. 6:05 – cute ballad: creeps up & down the scale, easy-swinging trumpet solo
8. 8:11 – upbeat strut, with a hint of Latin jazz; bright, perky solos
[ Fo ] 06/07/09
HighNote, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – A true musician’s musician (and Stanford alum!), Harrell presents a wonderful set of no-frills original music, building on deceptively simple, even childlike riffs to make compelling statements. His trumpet is gorgeous, getting straight to the heart of the catchy yet thoughtful tunes. And he has a great quintet loaded with players who, like Harrell himself, don’t get the attention they deserve. I dig this!
Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugelhorn
Wayne Escoffery - saxophones
Danny Grissett - piano, Fender Rhodes
Ugonna Okegwo - bass
Johnathan Blake - drums
* * * * | All interesting. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8
1. 5:56 – stepping-stone theme, trumpet walks over happy groove
2. 7:28 – gently spinning in odd meters: fluid sax, bright Fender Rhodes
3. 8:24 – simple rising/falling theme, propulsive rhythm, undulating solos
4. 5:17 – happy li’l strut, like the theme song for a sunny summer day
5. 7:50 – spare melody over upbeat groove, walking/climbing horn solos
6. 6:58 – upbeat: sing-song theme provides basis for warm solo flights
7. 6:05 – cute ballad: creeps up & down the scale, easy-swinging trumpet solo
8. 8:11 – upbeat strut, with a hint of Latin jazz; bright, perky solos
[ Fo ] 06/07/09
Recent airplay
Sequenza
No Cover, No Minimum — May 02, 2014
Prana
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 27, 2010
Sequenza
No Cover, No Minimum — Aug 14, 2009
Marching
Transmission Overload — Aug 09, 2009
In The Infinite
No Cover, No Minimum — Jul 31, 2009
In The Infinite
Getting Over the Hump! — Jul 01, 2009
Charting
2009-06-14 — 2009-08-16
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 16 | 2 |
| Aug 2 | 1 |
| Jul 5 | 1 |
| Jun 28 | 1 |
| Jun 21 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Marching | ||
| 2. | Prana | ||
| 3. | Sequenza | ||
| 4. | Maharaja | ||
| 5. | The Call | ||
| 6. | Ride | ||
| 7. | The Sea Serpent | ||
| 8. | In The Infinite |