Infinity (Tom Harrell album) explained

Infinity
Type:studio
Artist:Tom Harrell
Cover:Infinity (Tom Harrell album).jpg
Released:March 8, 2019
Recorded:September 24 & 30, 2018
Venue:Sear Sound, New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:65:58
Label:HighNote
Producer:Angela Harrell, Tom Harrell
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Prev Year:2017

Infinity is a studio album by jazz trumpeter Tom Harrell, released by HighNote Records in March 2019.[1]

Reception

At DownBeat magazine, Suzanne Lorge highlighted Harrell's sense of form as a composer and improvisation as a musician as two positive aspects.[2] The playing of the sidemen "flows holistically from his writing, with only the slightest of shifts between the composed and improvised sections. These natural transitions speak to a solid group rapport, where the soloists have a stake in the compositional act."

At JazzTimes, David Whiteis wrote, "Harrell sounds both delighted by his musical quest and enraptured by what he discovers. ... [Harrell's] muted trumpet skips with precision, dexterity, and brio, his solos so logically constructed that one could almost believe he's able to fully imagine each note, each run, each statement in its entirety before playing it."[3]

In Jazz Journal, Andy Hamilton gave the album five stars.[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Tom Harrell

  1. "The Fast" – 6:38
  2. "Dublin" – 9:40
  3. "Hope" – 7:30
  4. "Coronation" – 6:56
  5. "Folk Song" – 6:03
  6. "Blue" – 5:40
  7. "Ground" – 7:18
  8. "The Isle" – 8:25
  9. "Duet" – 1:41
  10. "Taurus" – 6:01

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jazz Depot: HighNote discography. May 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: Lorge . Suzanne . DownBeat Reviews . downbeat.com . May 10, 2020 . August 2019.
  3. Web site: Whiteis . David . Tom Harrell: Infinity . . May 10, 2020 . April 22, 2019.
  4. Web site: Hamilton . Andy . Tom Harrell: Infinity . jazzjournal.co.uk . May 10, 2020 . June 16, 2019.