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HIGHNOTE

OAK TREE

$16.49

Details

Artist
HARRELL, TOM
Format
CD
Label
HIGHNOTE
Released
Jul 15, 2022
Catalog #
HNR7332.2
UPC
632375733223

About

In the course of his career, Tom Harrell has left his mark across a wide range of styles, including propulsive bebop, rhythmic Afro-Cuban jazz, studied classical compositional procedures and soothing smooth jazz. In any Tom Harrell performance or recording you will search in vain for Freudian high-note jabs and dazzling displays of over-heated velocity full of empty technique. There's a remarkable ease and affability to Oak Tree, a recording which features melodies that occasionally sound as inevitable as life itself. And these melodies are played by a quartet which may be one of Harrell's most symbiotic ensembles; the fluency of superb pianist Luis Perdomo sometimes providing extensions and commentary to Harrell's improvisational thoughts, the extremely musical drummer Adam Cruz constantly adjusting both his tone and the intensity of his pulse as each composition dictates and bassist Ugonna Okegwo a secure, steady anchor and superb improviser. As for the leader himself, he favors concise, intense solos where the supremacy of his improvising abilities lies as much in what he chooses to leave unsaid as what he allows to peal out from the bell of his horn. You can write volumes and use any superlatives you like to describe Harrell's playing but, simply put, he is one of those rare figures who has extended the communicative possibilities of the jazz trumpet while establishing himself as one of the art form's most important composers.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Evoorg 04:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Evoorg
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  2. 2 Fivin' 05:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fivin'
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Luis Perdomo, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  3. 3 Oak Tree 03:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Oak Tree
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  4. 4 Tribute 03:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    Tribute
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Luis Perdomo, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  5. 5 Zatoichi 05:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Zatoichi
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  6. 6 Sun Up 05:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sun Up
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Luis Perdomo, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  7. 7 Improv 04:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    Improv
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  8. 8 Shadows 05:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Shadows
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  9. 9 Archaeopteryx 05:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    Archaeopteryx
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  10. 10 Robot Etude 07:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    Robot Etude
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz
  11. 11 Love Tide 06:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    Love Tide
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Tom Harrell
    Performer
    Tom Harrell, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz