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Tom Harrell: Prana Dance
by John Kelman
Despite fighting health issues that would keep most people down and out, Tom Harrell has managed to create a remarkably consistent discography as a leader, in addition to a sizable collection of sessions since first emerging in the early '70s. Still, the trumpeter seems especially invigorated since signing with HighNote for Light On (2007). A true ...
Tom Harrell "Prana Dance" Release, Tour and Contest Giveaway
Prana Dance (Highnote Record, HCD 7192) Tom Harrell - trumpet & flugelhorn Wayne Escoffery - soprano & tenor saxophones Danny Grissett - piano & Fender Rhodes Ugonna Okegwo - bass Johnathan Blake - drums Track List: Marching; Prana; Sequenza; Maharaja; The Call; Ride; The Sea Serpent; In the ...
Danny Grissett: Encounters & Waldron Mahdi Ricks
by Elliott Simon
Ghostliness permeates both pianist Danny Grissett's Encounters and trumpeter/ flugelhornist Waldron Mahdi Ricks' eponymous album. Grissett is on Ricks' debut as a leader and leads a trio for his sophomore effort. The sessions showcase two sides of the young pianist--one who can most certainly swing in a modern jazz way, but who also has the rarer ...
Encounters
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2008
Track listing: Hopscotch; Waltz for Billy; A New Beginning; Encounters; Toy Tune; Sunrise; It Could Happen to You; Never Let Me Go; Git!.
Danny Grissett: Encounters
by C. Andrew Hovan
When I first heard pianist Danny Grissett a few years back and gave his debut album a favorable review, I anticipated that we'd be hearing more from the Los Angeles native. In fact, his star has been on the rise lately and he's a favorite accompanist to a growing body of leaders including a cache of ...
Gifts and Givers
By Jimmy Greene
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2007
Track listing: Mr. McLean; Greene Blues; Forever; Magnolia Triangle; 26-2; Blue Bossa/Boudreaux; Eternal Triangle.
Promise
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2006
Track listing: Moment's Notice; Autumn Nocturne, Promise, Where Do We Go From Here?, Cambridge Place,
You Must Believe in Spring; On the Edge; Everything Happens To Me; Eleventh Hour.
Danny Grissett: Promise
by C. Andrew Hovan
The jazz piano trio format has its share of plaudits and pitfalls. One the one hand, it has immense possibilities in terms of orchestration and rhythm. But on the other hand, it's all too easy for the music to turn into background wallpaper for the local cocktail lounge. As such, it's a risky decision to make ...
