Richard Harris

Richard Harris: Shades of Blue

by Edward Blanco
November 1, 2015

Washington area trumpeter Richard Harris offers his third album as leader and follow up to his critically-acclaimed Songs from My Heart (Self-Produced, 2009) with the warm and mellow Shades of Blue containing a mixture of originals and uncommon standards presented in a light fashion. On this album, Harris strives to reproduce, as he states, “the lyrical West Cool jazz sound of the 50's" in an intimate and romantic setting. Playing the trumpet, flugelhorn and doing some vocals, Harris ...