Released October 22, 2013 Length 1:04:51 Release date 22 October 2013 | Recorded April 2–3, 2013 Genre Jazz Label HighNote Records | |
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Colors of a Dream is the sixth HighNote Records album by trumpeter-composer Tom Harrell, featuring two basses played by Ugonna Okegwo and Esperanza Spalding, with the latter doubling on vocal, Jaleel Shaw on alto saxophone, Wayne Escoffery on tenor saxophone, and Johnathan Blake on drums. The album was released on October 22, 2013, and the sextet is expected to tour in the summer of 2014.
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According to JazzTimes, this album deviates from Harrell's previous works. The use of piano is absent, and the three horns often play in block-chord formation. There are hints of Latin jazz, R&B and indie-rock. According to the review, "Colors of a Dream may deviate, but it never disappoints." Down Beat magazine similarly noted the lack of piano, stating that the addition of Shaw on sax and Spalding on bass results in an "opaque and varied" soundscape. In March 2013, the group performed this work at the Village Vanguard which was broadcast live by NPR Music.
Tom harrell tango 01 colors of a dream 2013
Songs
1Tango6:26
2Velejar (Sail Away) [feat Esperanza Spalding]7:02
3Phantasy in Latin6:19