''Roman Nights'' is a 2010 album by jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger,
Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by ''Jazz Journalists Association'', Harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including mul ...
. It is the third release with Harrell's 2010-quintet of over five years, which includes
Wayne Escoffery
Wayne Escoffery (born 23 February 1975) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Performing history
Since 2000, he has been working in New York City with Carl Allen, Eric Reed, and the Mingus Big Band. Other musicians performed with include Ralph Pet ...
,
Danny Grissett
Danny Grissett (born 1975) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.
Early life
Grissett was born in Los Angeles in 1975. He first played the piano at the age of five, taking classical music lessons. He graduated with a B.A. in M ...
,
Ugonna Okegwo
Ugonna Okegwo (born March 15, 1962) is a German-Nigerian jazz bassist and composer based in New York City.
Biography
Born in London, Okegwo is the son of Christel Katharina Lulf and Madueke Benedict Okegwo. In 1963 the family moved to Münste ...
and
Johnathan Blake
Johnathan Blake (born July 1, 1976, in Philadelphia) is an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Johnathan Blake is the son of jazz violinist John Blake Jr. He started playing the drums when he was ten; He gained his first experience in his homet ...
. The album contains nine original compositions by Harrell. The title track is a flugelhorn-piano duet performance by Harrell and Grissett.
The album reached number one on the U.S. jazz radio chart in May 2010
and was included in top album lists of the year by various critics.
Track listing
All songs by Tom Harrell.
Personnel
Credits adapted from
AllMusic
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.
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Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by ''Jazz Journalists Association'', Harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including mul ...
– composer, primary artist, producer, flugelhorn, trumpet
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Wayne Escoffery
Wayne Escoffery (born 23 February 1975) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Performing history
Since 2000, he has been working in New York City with Carl Allen, Eric Reed, and the Mingus Big Band. Other musicians performed with include Ralph Pet ...
– producer, sax (tenor)
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Danny Grissett
Danny Grissett (born 1975) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.
Early life
Grissett was born in Los Angeles in 1975. He first played the piano at the age of five, taking classical music lessons. He graduated with a B.A. in M ...
– piano, fender rhodes
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Ugonna Okegwo
Ugonna Okegwo (born March 15, 1962) is a German-Nigerian jazz bassist and composer based in New York City.
Biography
Born in London, Okegwo is the son of Christel Katharina Lulf and Madueke Benedict Okegwo. In 1963 the family moved to Münste ...
– bass
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Johnathan Blake
Johnathan Blake (born July 1, 1976, in Philadelphia) is an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Johnathan Blake is the son of jazz violinist John Blake Jr. He started playing the drums when he was ten; He gained his first experience in his homet ...
– drums
*Angela Harrell – producer
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Joe Fields
Joseph Charles Fields Jr. (born November 14, 1953) is a former professional American football center and guard in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the New York Giants.
Raised in Deptford Township, New Jersey, Fields ...
– executive producer
*Dave Kowalski – engineer
*Keiji Obata – design
*Doug Ramsey – liner notes
*Francesco Truono – photography
References
2010 albums
Tom Harrell albums
HighNote Records albums
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