| Light On | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 26, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | December 5 and 7, 2006 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 1:05:46 | |||
| Label | HighNote | |||
| Producer | Don Sickler | |||
| Tom Harrell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] Similarly JazzTimes called the quintet's delivery "immaculate".[6]
Track listing
All music is 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 |
Notable personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[7]
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References
- 1 2 Scott Yanow. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Light On - review". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 652. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ "Tome Harrell's 'Color of a Dream'". NPR.org. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ "SESAC Honors Music Greats at 4th Annual Jazz Awards Luncheon (2008)". SESAC. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Tom Harrell: Light On (2007)". All About Jazz. August 29, 2007. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Tom Harrell – Light On". JazzTimes. October 2007. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Light On - credits". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2014.