''Hero Worship'' was

Hal Crook Hal Crook (born 28 July 1950 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a jazz trombonist. He has a degree from the Berklee College of Music and is considered to be a leading teacher and author in the field of jazz improvisation. Hal was a professor at Berk ...

's fifth album as a leader, and the second album he released for RAM Records. This album was Crook's first recording using the 5-voice digital harmonizer, which connected to a

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attached to his

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's bell. The harmonizer generate up to 5 additional "voices" at preset

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, which allowed Crook to play chordal lines using an otherwise

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instrument. The early-generation harmonizer did not distinguish between major and minor intervals, which created a distinctive effect.

Track listing

#Noticed Moments — 3:44 #Bluezo — 7:25 #A Simpler Time — 8:57 #Night and Day — 7:13 #Teen Mind — 8:46 #Cathedral Song — 2:59 #My Funny Valentine — 6:42 #Hero Worship — 8:22 #Falling Grace — 5:11 #You Do Something To Me — 7:47

Personnel

*Hal Crook —

, 5-voice digital harmonizer * Mick Goodrick —

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* Paul Motian —

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References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Hal Crook albums