The Vibe (Roy Hargrove album)
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| Released | April 8, 1992 | |||
| Studio | BMG Recording Studios, NYC | |||
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| Length | 61:04 | |||
| Label | Novus/RCA PD90668 | |||
| Producer | Larry Clothier | |||
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The Vibe is the third studio album by trumpeter Roy Hargrove (also credited as the Roy Hargrove Quintet), released on April 8, 1992, by Novus/RCA Records.[1][2][3] The album's lineup includes Hargrove in a quintet with alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, pianist Marc Cary, bassist Rodney Whitaker, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson, plus a number of guest artists.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, commented: "Hargrove (still just 22) [is] already on his way to being one of the better hard bop-based trumpeters in jazz... A fine example of Hargrove's rapidly emerging style."[1] Entertainment Weekly's Josef Woodard described the album as "yet further variations, though confidently stated ones, on the theme of '60s-brand jazz nostalgia", deducing that "The Vibe shows that Hargrove is still in the formative stages of a potentially brilliant career."[5] Music journalist Angélika Beener, in an interview with The New York Times, praised Hargrove's third track, "Where Were You?", writing that he "delivers a soul-altering solo, channeling 50 years of jazz trumpet history and its future in every breath", and that "For all his reach, his home was always the ballad."[6] The Rolling Stone Album Guide added: "Here the youthful core quintet plays with the more seasoned [musicians], who don't swing as hard as their counterparts".[4]