The Time of the Sun

The Time of the Sun
Studio album by Tom Harrell
Released	May 31, 2011
Recorded	December 1, 2010
Genre	Post bop
Length	1:02:12
Label	High Note
Producer	Tom Harrell, Wayne Escoffery, Angela Harrell
Tom Harrell chronology
Roman Nights (2010) The Time of the Sun (2011) Number Five (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Time of the Sun is an album by jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger, Tom Harrell, that was released in May 2011 by HighNote Records. It is the fourth album by Harrell's 2011-quintet of over six years, which includes Wayne Escoffery, Danny Grissett, Ugonna Okegwo and Johnathan Blake.^[2] The other albums by this group are Roman Nights, Prana Dance, and Light On. As with most of his album releases, Harrell composed all of the tracks in this album.^[3] The title track is notable for the use of sounds produced by the magnetic field in the outer atmosphere of the sun, recorded by the astronomers at the University of Sheffield and Stanford University.^[1][4] Harrell received his sixth SESAC Jazz Award for this album, which topped the radio charts in the United States.^[5]

Track listing

All songs by Tom Harrell.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Time of the Sun"	5:57
2.	"Estuary"	8:41
3.	"Ridin'"	9:02
4.	"The Open Door"	6:33
5.	"Dream Text"	7:28
6.	"Modern Life"	7:10
7.	"River Samba"	5:04
8.	"Cactus"	6:28
9.	"Otra"	5:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[6]

• Tom Harrell – composer, primary artist, producer, flugelhorn, trumpet
• Johnathan Blake – drums
• Wayne Escoffery – producer, sax (tenor)
• Danny Grissett – fender rhodes, piano
• Ugonna Okegwo – bass
• Angela Harrell – producer
• Joe Fields – executive producer
• Mike Marciano – engineer
• Keiji Obata – design
• Salvatore Corso – photography
• Ted Panken – liner notes

References

1. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - The Time of the Sun - overview". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
2. "Tom Harrel – News". tomharrell.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
3. "The Time Of The Sun - review". All About Jazz. August 16, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
4. "Music of the sun recorded by scientists". The Telegraph. June 19, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
5. "SESAC Honors Music Greats at 8th Annual Jazz Awards Luncheon". SESAC. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
6. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - The Time of the Sun - credits". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.