Roman Nights
2010 studio album by Tom Harrell
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Roman Nights is a 2010 album by jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger, Tom Harrell. It is the third release with Harrell's 2010-quintet of over five years, which includes Wayne Escoffery, Danny Grissett, Ugonna Okegwo and Johnathan Blake. The album contains nine original compositions by Harrell. The title track is a flugelhorn-piano duet performance by Harrell and Grissett.[2][3]
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| Released | March 23, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | November 27, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Post bop | |||
| Length | 1:02:34 | |||
| Label | High Note | |||
| Producer | Tom Harrell, Wayne Escoffery, Angela Harrell | |||
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The album reached number one on the U.S. jazz radio chart in May 2010[4] and was included in top album lists of the year by various critics.[5][6]
Track listing
All songs by Tom Harrell.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Storm Approaching" | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Let the Children Play" | 6:46 |
| 3. | "Roman Nights" | 7:53 |
| 4. | "Study in Sound" | 7:35 |
| 5. | "Agua" | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Obsession" | 6:02 |
| 7. | "Harvest Song" | 8:22 |
| 8. | "Bird in Flight" | 9:19 |
| 9. | "Year of the Ox" | 5:58 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[7]
- Tom Harrell – composer, primary artist, producer, flugelhorn, trumpet
- Wayne Escoffery – producer, sax (tenor)
- Danny Grissett – piano, fender rhodes
- Ugonna Okegwo – bass
- Johnathan Blake – drums
- Angela Harrell – producer
- Joe Fields – executive producer
- Dave Kowalski – engineer
- Keiji Obata – design
- Doug Ramsey – liner notes
- Francesco Truono – photography
