Tom Harrell

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

The true poets of jazz are rare beings. They're also hard to define, but once you've been touched by their music, you know who fits the mold and who doesn't. It is time to recognize Tom Harrell as a player who has emerged forcefully from the ranks to earn his rightful place in the trumpet hierarchy. This band has the feel of a true partnership. While the songs come from Harrell's fertile imagination, there's a sense of trust and compatibility among the players.

PERSONNEL:

TOM HARRELL, trumpet, flugelhorn
JOE LOVANO, tenor, soprano & alto sax
DANILO PEREZ, piano
PETER WASHINGTON, bass
PAUL MOTIAN, drums
CAFE, percussion
CHERYL PYLE, flute on tracks 2 & 7

New York, October 10 & 11, 1991

TRACKS:

01. Touch The Sky
02. Suite Dreams
03. Papaya Holiday
04. Bell
05. Passages
06. Lakeside Drive
07. A Good Bye Wave
08. Expresso Bongo
09. Madrigal
10. It's Up To Us