need Tom Harrell's info
CHIEN-MING KUO
I have a Sheila Jordan's "the crossing", a very nice album, in
which Tom Harrell trumpet playing as side man. His sound is pensive
but graceful, very distinctive yet humble. There was a interview
by Downbeat, revealing that he had endured some spiritual crises
years before and how he recovered from it. Can any one who has
collection of his albums make a comment? and what album would you
think is worth buying?(assuming that I have coins enough to buy one.)
Much obliged!
chien-ming kuo
suny at buffalo
Jeff Beer
extreme paranoia over the most trivial things to extreme passivity.
Playing jazz probably helps him, because it can help to focus his mind on
positive things. In anycase, you have to admire him for overcoming that
illness to the extent he does.
He is on a recent album of Philip Catherine called I Remember You which is
dedicated to Chet Baker. In fact, there is a Chet Baker album in which
it sounds like Chet was sitting in with Phil Woods, and Chet and Harrell
play together. Harrell used to play in Phil Woods band, so there is
probably some good records of him with Phil. In record stores, I see
a lot of his records on small labels.
He has a few recent albums out, one on Chesky. Unfortunetly, I can't
remember the names. Another is with Lovano and Haden and
Motian.
Jeff
Marc Sabatella
: Harrell used to play in Phil Woods band, so there is
: probably some good records of him with Phil.
I have one entitled "Heaven". I don't think Tom really fit in to that group -
he was not nearly "slick" enough, too harsh, not straightahead bop enough.
Which would normally be a good thing to say about someone, but it does make him
stick out like a sore thumb playing with Phil Woods and Hal Galper.
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It deserves more listenings than I've given it so far, so these
comments are preliminary. It's quite good, Harrell plays very well
and the pieces are challenging, in the Woody Shaw mode of heady,
complex post-bop writing. My only gripe on the album is that the
contributions of guitarist John Abercrombie lend a slick, processed
texture that I feel detracts from the immediacy of the music. But
it's a fine album, with some burning playing by Harrell and Joe
Lovano. I recommend it.
Joe Hellerstein
Ger Timmens
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>He has a few recent albums out, one on Chesky. Unfortunetly, I can't
>remember the names. Another is with Lovano and Haden and
>Motian.
Tom Harrel albums:
Bill Evans, "We Will Meet Again", Warner Bros. HS-3411 (LP) Aug. 6-9, 1979.
(among other: Five (Rhythm Changes))
Cecil Payne, "Bird Gets The Worm", Muse 5061 (LP), 1973.
(among other: Lover Come Back To Me, Six Blues Chorusses)
?, "Stories", Contemporary CCD-14043-2 (CD) Jan. 26-27, 1988.
(among other: Viable Blues)
Hod O'Brien, "Opalessence", Criss Cross Jazz 1012 (CD), 1985.
(among other: The Blues Walk)
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Marc Sabatella
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: Bill Evans, "We Will Meet Again", Warner Bros. HS-3411 (LP) Aug. 6-9, 1979.
: (among other: Five (Rhythm Changes))
Yeah, I forgot all about this one. Pretty hard to find. The tune "Five" is
not your typical rhythm changes tune, either - it is 5/4 superimposed on 4/4,
with something like 9/8 superimposed for the bridge. Wild. It's in the fake
book "Think Of One" that I've mentioned before, but don't know how to get
unless you are in Berkeley, where you can probably scare up a copy from someone
at the UC Jazz Ensembles.
BTW, Bill playes a Rhodes electric piano on some of the cuts of "WWMA". I'm
not sure why; it was hardly novel in 1979, it doesn't add anything in my
opinion, and it robs us of precious minutes listening to his touch on the real
piano (even if Cecil Taylor thinks it is all in the recording engineering).
Unfortunately, I don't have the album; I've only listened to a friend's copy,
so I can't even easily check the liner notes to see if they say anything about
it.
R. Lynn Rardin
>
> I have a Sheila Jordan's "the crossing", a very nice album, in
>
>chien-ming kuo
>suny at buffalo
In response to the question posted by Chien-Ming Kuo and the responses posted
by a few people, I thought I would post the following list of recordings on
which Harrell appears. The list isn't meant to be definitive, but may give
those interested in his work things to look for.
As a leader or coleader:
Artist Title Year Label/Catalog Num
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Harrell, Tom Form 90 Contemp CCD-14059-2
Harrell, Tom Moon Alley 85 Criss Cross 1018 CD
Harrell, Tom Open Air 86 SteepCh SCCD-31220
Harrell, Tom Passages 91 Chesky JD64
Harrell, Tom Sail Away 89 Contemp CCD-14054-2
Harrell, Tom Stories 88 Contemp CCD-14043-2
Harrell, Tom Visions 87-89 Contemp CCD-14063-2
Hall, Jim & Harrell "These Rooms" 88 Denon CY-30002
As a sideman:
Berg, Bob New Birth 77-78 EPM Musiq FDC 5169
Braden, Don The Time Is Now 91 Criss Cross 1051 CD
Brown, Donald People Music 90 Muse MCD 5406
Gillespie & Woods DG Meets Phil Woods Quint 86 Timeless CD SJP 250
Gruntz, George Theatre GG Conc Jazz Band 83 ECM 815 678-2
Haden, Charlie & LMO Dream Keeper 90 Bl Note CDP 7954742
Lovano, Joe Village Rhythm 88 Soul Note 121 182-2
McClure, Ron Descendants 80 Ken Music KEN-007
Nock, Mike Climbing 79 Tomato 2696502
Russell, George Live In An American Time Spiral 82 Soul Note SN 1049CD
Suonsaari, Klaus Reflecting Times 87 Storyvill STCD 4125
As a member of the Phil Woods' groups:
Woods, Phil Bop Stew 87 Concord CCD-4345
Woods, Phil Bouquet 87 Concord CCD-437
Woods, Phil Evolution 88 Concord CCD-4361
Woods, Phil Flash 89 Concord CCD-4408
Woods, Phil Gratitude 86 Denon CJ-1316
Woods, Phil Heaven 84 BlackHawk BKH 504-2
Woods, Phil Real Life 90 Chesky JD47
Recording of Harrell compositions:
Suonsaari&NHOP&Doky Play The Music Of Tom Harrell 92 Jazz Alli TJA-10010
-Lynn (rar...@auriga.rose.brandeis.edu)