__NOTOC__ ''Light On'' is a

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album by trumpeter-composer

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released in 2007 through

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. This is the first album recorded by Harrell's then recent quintet. The group went on to release five albums between 2007 and 2012 and forms the core of a sixth album released in 2013. The group consists of Wayne Escoffery on sax,

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on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass, and

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on drums. In 2007, the album topped the U.S. jazz radio chart and received a

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jazz award in the following year.

Reception

In reviewing the album for

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, jazz commentator Scott Yanow wrote, "''Light On'' is a superior set of modern jazz".

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praised the group's cohesiveness and balance, and in particular noted Escoffery's delivery. Similarly ''

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'' called the quintet's delivery "immaculate".

Track listing

Notable personnel

Credits adapted from

. ;Performers *

– flugelhorn, trumpet * Wayne Escoffery – tenor saxophone *

– piano, Fender Rhodes * Ugonna Okegwo – bass *

– drums ;Production *

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– executive producer *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

– engineer, mastering, mixing

References

2007 albums Tom Harrell albums HighNote Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio {{2000s-jazz-album-stub