Light On (album)

Light On
Studio album by Tom Harrell
Released	June 26, 2007
Recorded	December 5 and 7, 2006
Genre	Jazz, post-bop
Length	1:05:46
Label	High Note
Producer	Don Sickler
Tom Harrell chronology
Humanity (2007) Light On (2007) Prana Dance (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Light On is a jazz album by trumpeter-composer Tom Harrell released in 2007 through HighNote Records. 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.^[2] The group consists of Wayne Escoffery on sax, Danny Grissett on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass, and Johnathan Blake on drums. In 2007, the album topped the U.S. jazz radio chart and received a SESAC jazz award in the following year.^[3]

Reception

In reviewing the album for AllMusic, jazz commentator Scott Yanow wrote, "Light On is a superior set of modern jazz".^[1] All About Jazz praised the group's cohesiveness and balance, and in particular noted Escoffery's delivery.^[4] Similarly JazzTimes called the quintet's delivery "immaculate".^[5]

Track listing

All music composed by Tom Harrell.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Va"	7:48
2.	"Sky Life"	8:17
3.	"Contrary Mary"	9:11
4.	"Fountain"	4:19
5.	"Nights at Catalonia"	7:20
6.	"The Gronk"	5:56
7.	"Architect of Time"	5:03
8.	"Bad Stuff"	7:39
9.	"Blue Caribe"	6:17
10.	"Va (Reprise)"	3:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[6]

Performers Tom Harrell – composer, primary artist, flugelhorn, trumpet Wayne Escoffery – tenor saxophone Danny Grissett – piano, fender rhodes Ugonna Okegwo – bass Jonathan Blake – drums

Production Don Sickler – producer Joe Fields – executive producer Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering, mixing Maureen Sickler – assistant engineer Roy Gumpel – photography Keiji Obata – design Neil Tesser – liner notes

References

1. Scott Yanow. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Light On - review". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
2. "Tome Harrell's 'Color of a Dream'". NPR.org. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
3. "SESAC Honors Music Greats at 4th Annual Jazz Awards Luncheon (2008)". SESAC. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
4. "Tom Harrell: Light On (2007)". All About Jazz. August 29, 2007. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
5. "Tom Harrell – Light On". JazzTimes. October 2007. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
6. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Light On - credits". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.