Tom Harrell - Open Air - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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.

Trumpet/flugelhorn player's quintet w. Garrett on alto saxophone, Barron on piano, Ray Drummond on bass, and Ralph Peterson on drums, recorded Dec. 22, 1985.

Ween - 12 Golden Country Greats Deluxe Edition [explicit_lyrics] Of all the adventurous things the rock band known as Ween has done over their career, recording a straight-up country album with legendary Nashville session musicians was probably the most surprising. There was that great moment in the '60s when everybody went to Nashville to record, whether it was Bob Dylan, or Leonard Cohen, etc. 12 Golden Country Greats is one of those records. Nobody did that in 1996; an alternative rock act going to Nashville to record an album at the legendary Bradley's Barn. Ween did, though... To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the of 12 Golden Country Greats, Rhino is remastering the 1996 album (the non-sample version) alongside two bonus discs inclusive of previously unreleased and rare demos and studio outtakes. 36 tracks total across three discs!