Superb trumpeter Tom Harrell, who has been releasing recordings as a leader since 1989, has a new album out, Something Gold, Something Blue, on HighNote featuring fellow trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, as well as guitarist Charles Altura, bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Johnathan Blake. Harrell is a prolific arranger and composer and a mysterious yet mesmerizing presence in concert and a regular in the recording studio. His resume is impressive, with contributions to bands led by Stan Kenton, Horace Silver and Joe Lovano. He has written scores for ballets and arrangements for symphony orchestras and his last HighNote album “First Impressions” (HCD 7276) was in the Top Ten Best Jazz albums of 2015 in the 64th Annual Downbeat Critic’s Poll while Akinmusire and Harrell took the top two slots in the trumpet category in the same poll.
1. Circuit
2. Travelin'
3. Trances
4. Delta of the Nile
5. Keep on Goin'
6. View
7. Body and Soul
8. Sound Image
9. The Vehicle
Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugelhorn
Ambrose Akinmusire - trumpet
Charles Altura - guitar
Ugonna Okegwo - bass
Johnathan Blake - drums
Omer Avital - oud (4)
