Tom Harrell - First Impressions - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

It has been quite a journey for Tom Harrell after commencing his professional career playing trumpet in Stan Kenton's band in 1969. He recorded his first album as a leader in 1976 and currently has 30 albums under his belt including InchMoving Picture.Inch It has been written that Tom has participated in 260 recordings but they may include arranging as well which is another (sometimes overlooked) facet of his prodigious talent. Since signing with HighNote Records in 2007 Tom has been working primarily with a quintet but kept things fresh with a quartet recording,InchTrip,Inch a two-bass sextet on InchColors Of A DreamInch and the critically acclaimed InchFirst ImpresssionsInch which featured a nearly classical chamber ensemble playing the music of Debussy and Ravel. With InchMoving PictureInch Tom leads a quartet where he is the only horn, giving his legions of fans the pleasure of hearing more of his solo work backed by this venerable jazz . Album Tracks 1. Moving Picture 2. Apple House 3. Montego Bay 4. Time Passage 5. Different Clouds 6. A. Gee Bee 7. Happy Ring 8. Vibrer 9. Sea 10. 0Four the Moment

In the summer of 1979 Jim Lauderdale made a pilgrimage to Nashville from North Carolina with two goals to work with and befriend Roland White and George Jones, and to make a mark on the respective worlds of bluegrass and country music. While Lauderdale puts it down to luck, it was more likely fate that brought he and White together. The result of their friendship was, of course, a Bluegrass record, created with a myriad of talented musicians in the basement of Earl and Louise Scruggs' home. Despite it's seemingly natural beginnings, the record initially struggled to attract a formal record deal, and was ultimately left unreleased. Years later, Roland White's wife discovered the a reel to reel of a rough mix in the bottom of a box. And thus, Jim Lauderdale and Roland White was born again. Jim Lauderdale's first record, once lost in time, again discovered. Album Tracks 1. Forgive and Forget 2. Gold and Silver 3. (Stone Must Be the) Walls Built Around Your Heart 4. Six White Horses 5. I Might Take You Back Again 6. Try and Catch the Wind 7. Don't Laugh 8. Regrets and Mistakes 9. February Snow 10. (That's What You Get) for Loving Me 11. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar 12. Nashville Blues

Trumpet player, bandleader, composer, and arranger Tom Harrell picked up rave reviews for 2022's Oak Tree, and here he follows it up with another ambitious, hard-to-resist album, once again made up entirely his own remarkable compositions. Harrell is supremely regarded, not for playing loudly, fast, or high, but rather for his extraordinary talent at fashioning ravishingly beautiful auricular shapes with a wonderfully expressive tone and depth. He is also an exceptionally fine arranger, crafting scores embroidered with felicities of detail and an inevitability which are unique in jazz. Teamed here for the second time with Venezuelan-born pianist Luis Perdomo, featuring the tenor saxophones of Danya Stephens and Mark Turner, the guitar of Charles Altura and regular collaborators, German-Nigerian bassist Ugonna Okegwo and American drummer Adam Cruz, Harrell and his associates emphasize the diverse musical influences of the compositions with a versatility that vividly displays their common strength. Album Tracks 1. Miramar 2. Peanut 3. Alternate Summer 4. Intermezzo 5. Uv 6. Chalcedon 7. Heliotrope 8. Plateau 9. Wind 10. Radius