Men of Honor (Jeremy Pelt album) explained

Men of Honor
Type:Studio
Artist:Jeremy Pelt
Cover:Men of Honor (Jeremy Pelt album).jpg
Released:January 26, 2010
Recorded:August 11, 2009
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:45:53
Label:HighNote
HCD 7203
Producer:Jeremy Pelt
Chronology:Jeremy Pelt
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Prev Year:2010
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Men of Honor is an album by trumpeter Jeremy Pelt which was recorded in 2009 and released on the HighNote label the following year.[1] [2]

Reception

In his review on Allmusic, arwulf arwulf states "Men of Honor consists of a set of eight original compositions that brings to mind the coolly creative, mainstream, pre-electric works of Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, and Miles Davis. It is a deliberately drawn salute to certain musical traditions established in the late '50s and early '60s which have endured and been extended by young artists enraptured by the harmonic poetics of early modern jazz ... This thoughtful, well-crafted music is recommended for relaxation on a foggy day, or intuitive navigation after dark". On All About Jazz, Joel Roberts noted "Heralded for years as one of the "rising stars" in jazz, Pelt has earned accolades for his staggering virtuosity ... While he's clearly the man in charge here, Men of Honor is very much a band-focused release, with all five members of the group contributing compositions (Pelt penned four of the tunes) and all five voices heard distinctively and insistently throughout ... At 33, Pelt is just starting to come into his own. Men of Honor is his most mature, satisfying release to date".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jeremy Pelt except where noted

  1. "Backroad" (Dwayne Burno) – 6:46
  2. "Milo Hayward" – 4:51
  3. "Brooklyn Bound" (J. D. Allen) – 5:40
  4. "Danny Mack" – 6:56
  5. "From a Life of the Same Name" (Gerald Cleaver) – 7:15
  6. "Illusion" – 5:04
  7. "Us/Them" – 5:19
  8. "Without You" (Danny Grissett) – 4:02

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdepot.com/j_pelt/7203.html Jazz Depot: HighNote discography
  2. http://www.jeremypelt.net/music.html Jeremy Pelt Discography
  3. Roberts, J. All About Jazz Review accessed December 13, 2018