Colors of a Dream

Colors of a Dream
Studio album by Tom Harrell
Released	October 22, 2013
Recorded	April 2–3, 2013
Genre	Post bop
Length	1:04:51
Label	High Note
Producer	Tom Harrell, Angela Harrell
Tom Harrell chronology
Number Five (2012) Colors of a Dream (2013)

Colors of a Dream is the sixth HighNote Records album by trumpeter-composer Tom Harrell, featuring two basses played by Ugonna Okegwo and Esperanza Spalding, with the latter doubling on vocal, Jaleel Shaw on alto saxophone, Wayne Escoffery on tenor saxophone, and Johnathan Blake on drums. The album was released on October 22, 2013, and the sextet is expected to tour in the summer of 2014.^[1]

According to JazzTimes, this album deviates from Harrell's previous works. The use of piano is absent, and the three horns often play in block-chord formation. There are hints of Latin jazz, R&B and indie-rock. According to the review, "Colors of a Dream may deviate, but it never disappoints."^[2] Down Beat magazine similarly noted the lack of piano, stating that the addition of Shaw on sax and Spalding on bass results in an "opaque and varied" soundscape.^[1] In March 2013, the group performed this work at the Village Vanguard which was broadcast live by NPR Music.^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Tom Harrell.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tango"	6:26
2.	"Velejar"	7:01
3.	"Phantasy in Latin"	6:19
4.	"State"	5:06
5.	"Seventy"	3:18
6.	"Blues 2013"	9:01
7.	"Nite Life"	5:16
8.	"Even If"	4:58
9.	"Walkway"	6:43
10.	"Family"	4:18
11.	"Goin' Out"	6:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[4]

Tom Harrell – composer, producer, primary artist, trumpet, flugelhorn Esperanza Spalding – bass, vocals Wayne Escoffery – sax (tenor) Jaleel Shaw – sax (alto) Ugonna Okegwo – bass Johnathan Blake – drums Fleurine Elizabeth Verloop – composer, lyricist

Lilian Vieira – composer, lyricist John Davis – engineer Dave Darlington – mastering, mixing Joe Fields – executive producer Angela Harrell – producer, photography Keiji Obata – design Tom Schnabel – liner notes

References

1. Phillip Lutz (January 2014). "Tom Harrell 'Magic Can Happen Anytime'" (PDF). DownBeat Magazine. pp. 34–38. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
2. "Tom Harrell – Colors of a Dream". JazzTimes.com. January 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
3. "Tome Harrell's 'Color of a Dream'". NPR.org. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
4. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Colors of a Dream - credits". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.

External links

• Tom Harrell, Official Website