Oak Tree

Another exemplary and original musical hour from trumpeter Tom Harrell, who has recorded more than 30 albums over 50 years. Here he revels in jazz’s upbeat-even-when-blues-based tradition, offers... — Downbeat, December 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 15th Jul 2022
Catalogue No: HCD7332X
Label: HighNote
Length: 56 minutes

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In the course of his career, trumpeter/composer Tom Harrell has left his mark across a wide range of styles, including propulsive bebop, rhythmic Afro-Cuban jazz, studied classical compositional procedures and soothing smooth jazz. In any Tom Harrell performance or recording you will search in vain for Freudian high-note jabs and dazzling displays of over-heated velocity full of empty technique.

There's a remarkable ease and affability to Oak Tree, a recording which features melodies that occasionally sound as inevitable as life itself. And these melodies are played by a quartet which may be one of Harrell's most symbiotic ensembles; the fluency of superb pianist Luis Perdomo sometimes providing extensions and commentary to Harrell's improvisational thoughts, the extremely musical drummer Adam Cruz constantly adjusting both his tone and the intensity of his pulse as each composition dictates and bassist Ugonna Okegwo a secure, steady anchor and superb improviser.

As for the leader himself, he favours concise, intense solos where the supremacy of his improvising abilities lies as much in what he chooses to leave unsaid as what he allows to emerge from the bell of his horn. You can write volumes and use any superlatives you like to describe Harrell's playing but, simply put, he is one of those rare figures who has extended the communicative possibilities of the jazz trumpet while establishing himself as one of the art form's most important composers.

Tom Harrell: trumpet & flugelhorn

Luis Perdomo: piano & Fender Rhodes

Ugonna Okegwo: bass

Adam Cruz: drums

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December 2022

Another exemplary and original musical hour from trumpeter Tom Harrell, who has recorded more than 30 albums over 50 years. Here he revels in jazz’s upbeat-even-when-blues-based tradition, offers a ska tune as well as bright post-bop, and ventures into collective rubato improvisation. Somehow it holds together as a continuous listening experience.

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