Roman Nights Explained

Roman Nights
Type:	studio
Artist:	Tom Harrell
Cover:	Roman-nights-tom-harrell-album-cover.jpg
Released:	March 23, 2010
Recorded:	November 27, 2009
Genre:	Post bop
Label:	High Note
Producer:	Tom Harrell, Wayne Escoffery, Angela Harrell
Prev Title:	Prana Dance
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	The Time of the Sun
Next Year:	2011

Roman Nights is a 2010 album by jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger, Tom Harrell. It is the third release with Harrell's 2010-quintet of over five years, which includes Wayne Escoffery, Danny Grissett, Ugonna Okegwo and Johnathan Blake. The album contains nine original compositions by Harrell. The title track is a flugelhorn-piano duet performance by Harrell and Grissett.^{[1] [2]}

The album reached number one on the U.S. jazz radio chart in May 2010^[3] and was included in top album lists of the year by various critics.^{[4] [5]}

Track listing

All songs by Tom Harrell.

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[6]

• Tom Harrell – composer, primary artist, producer, flugelhorn, trumpet
• Wayne Escoffery – producer, sax (tenor)
• Danny Grissett – piano, fender rhodes
• Ugonna Okegwo – bass
• Johnathan Blake – drums
• Angela Harrell – producer
• Joe Fields – executive producer
• Dave Kowalski – engineer
• Keiji Obata – design
• Doug Ramsey – liner notes
• Francesco Truono – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom Harrell – Roman Nights. JazzTimes. September 2010. March 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112203753/http://jazztimes.com/articles/26391-roman-nights-tom-harrell. November 12, 2013. live.
2. Web site: Tom Harrell: Roman Nights (2010). All About Jazz. April 13, 2010. March 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716212616/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/roman-nights-tom-harrell-highnote-records-review-by-john-kelman.php#.U9maYWPvXFk. July 16, 2014. live.
3. Web site: JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 17, 2010. All About Jazz. May 25, 2010. March 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707113621/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=56787. July 7, 2011. dead.
4. Web site: 2010 Best of Lists. Jazz Journalists Association. January 5, 2011. July 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519144237/http://members.jazzjournalists.org/2010_Best?pg=1. May 19, 2011. dead.
5. Web site: Mojo – The best of 2010. muzieklijstjes.nl. December 3, 2010. March 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119171857/http://muzieklijstjes.nl/Mojo2010.htm. January 19, 2013. live.
6. Web site: Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Roman Nights - credits. Allmusic.com. July 30, 2014. https://archive.today/20240527023203/https://www.webcitation.org/6RSw423Pu?url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/roman-nights-mw0001962996/credits. May 27, 2024. live.