Shelter (Craig Harris album) explained

Shelter
Type:	Album
Artist:	Craig Harris and Tailgaters Tales
Cover:	Shelter (Craig Harris album) cover.jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	November & December 1986 Media Sound, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:18
Label:	JMT JMT 870 008
Producer:	Stefan F. Winter
Chronology:	Craig Harris
Prev Title:	Tributes
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Blackout in the Square Root of Soul
Next Year:	1988

Shelter is an album by trombonist Craig Harris and Tailgaters Tales which was recorded in 1986 and released on the JMT label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick called it "An uneven set, but the highlights and generally fine level of playing make Shelter worth a listen, depending on one's tolerance for mawkishness".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Craig Harris

1. "Africans Unite" – 4:42
2. "Shelter Suite:" – 17:26
   1. "Shelter"
   2. "Subway Scenarios"
   3. "Sea of Swollen Hands"
   4. "Three Hots and a Cot"
   5. "Shelter (Reprise)"
   6. "Bags and Rags"
3. "Cootie" – 7:12
4. "Reminiscing" – 4:56
5. "Sound Sketches" – 9:00

Personnel

• Craig Harris – trombone, didgeridoo
• Don Byron – clarinet, bass clarinet
• Eddie Allen – trumpet
• Anthony Cox – bass
• Pheeroan Aklaff – drums
• Rod Williams – piano (track 1)
• Tunde Samuel – vocals (tracks 1 & 2)

Notes and References

1. http://www.craigsharris.com/discography/ Craig S. Harris discography
2. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed October 3, 2014
3. Olewnick, B., Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2014