A set that's got a fuller, richer sound than some of the other recent work from trumpeter Tom Harrell – in part because a number of tracks feature Fender Rhodes and organ from Luis Perdomo, as well as guitar from Charles Altura – both players who create these warm colors that shimmer nicely next to the Tom's work in the lead! And there's also some great resonance with the tenorists on the date – Dayna Stephens and Mark Turner – players who alternate tracks, and each play on half the album – next to Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Adam Cruz on drums. Perdomo also plays acoustic piano – and titles are all unique numbers by Harrell, with titles that include "Intermezzo", "Chalcedon", "Heliotrope", "Plateau", "UV", and "Radius". CD

Features Nicholas Patyon, Lew Soloff, Tom Harrell, and Eddie Henderson on trumpets – plus Mulgrew Miller on piano! CD

Trumpeter Tom Harrell's got this amazing way of always blowing our mind – always bringing something new to the table, but never in a way that ever sounds gimmicky, or like a throwaway project at all! The quality is really something special – because, especially in recent years, each new album from Harrell always has a distinct voice and vision – one that seems to open up even new chambers of expression for the trumpeter, even after all his many years in music! This time around, there's some great work on both acoustic and electric guitar from Charles Altura – a player whose sense of color and timing really makes for a fantastic balance with the always-great sounds from Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn. The group's also got some sharper edges from Mark Turner on tenor, and bassist Ben Street and drummer Johnathan Blake have this really compelling way of flowing together that seems to set even the more gentle moments on fire. Titles include "Coronation", "Hope", "The Fast", "Dublin", "Hope", "The Isle", "Duet", and "Taurus". CD

A bold quintet set from trumpeter Tom Harrell – one that's a bit more back to basics than some of his other recent outings – with an especially strong focus on horn solos spiraling out over the rhythms! Harrell's got a nice bit in his trumpet, and plays some moodier flugelhorn too – sounding great on the mellow numbers – and Wayne Escoffery adds his tenor to the lead too. Danny Grissett is mostly on piano, but plays some Fender Rhodes at points – and rhythms from Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Jonathan Blake on drums often have occasional bop inflections. Titles include "Present", "Right As Rain", "Journey To The Stars", "Preludim", "A Blue Time", "The Question", and "Melody In B Flat". CD

Tom Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn, Phil Woods on alto saxophone, Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone, Danilo Perez on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Bill Goodwin on drums. CD

A great trumpeter in an excellent group – with Kenny Garrett on alto and flute, Kenny Barron on piano, Ray Drummond on bass, and Ralph Peterson on drums! LP, Vinyl record album

A set that's got a fuller, richer sound than some of the other recent work from trumpeter Tom Harrell – in part because a number of tracks feature Fender Rhodes and organ from Luis Perdomo, as well as guitar from Charles Altura – both players who create these warm colors that shimmer nicely next to the Tom's work in the lead! And there's also some great resonance with the tenorists on the date – Dayna Stephens and Mark Turner – players who alternate tracks, and each play on half the album – next to Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Adam Cruz on drums. Perdomo also plays acoustic piano – and titles are all unique numbers by Harrell, with titles that include "Intermezzo", "Chalcedon", "Heliotrope", "Plateau", "UV", and "Radius". CD

Tom Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn, Bob Rockwell on tenor sax, Hal Galper on piano, Steve Gilmore on bass, and Bill Goodwin on drums. CD

A contemporary big band set from trumpeter Tom Harrell – with Conrad Herwig, Don Braden, James Zollar, Xavier Davis, and others. CD

Tom Harrell on trumpet, Jimmy Greene on tenor saxophone, Xavier Davis on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Quincy Davis on drums. CD

Features Tom Harrell on flugelhorn, Bob Berg on tenor sax, Niels Lad Doky on piano, John Scofield on guitar, Ray Drummon on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. LP, Vinyl record album

A beautiful beautiful set from trumpeter Tom Harrell – a record that goes even beyond his other recent gems – and that's saying a lot, given how much we love those albums! The combo on the record features some key vocal work from Esperanza Spaulding – who's sounding quite different here than her more recent sides, and has moved back to using her vocals more like an instrument – soaring out soulfully in a sharp lineup that includes Tom's trumpet and flugelhorn, Jaleel Shaw's alto, and Wayne Escoffery's tenor! This side of Spaulding is really wonderful – and really helps realize the deeper tones and ideas in Tom's wonderful compositions for the record – a set of tunes that include "Velejar", "Phantasy In Latin", "Tango", "State", "Seventy", "Blues 2013", and "Family". CD

Features Tom Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn, Don Braden and Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone Gary Smulyan on bass clarinet, Rob Botti on oboe, Steve Turre on trombone, Kenny Werner on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. CD

A surprising organ/tenor gem from the 90s – and a really standout set in the career of Don Braden! The set's on a major label, but it's got a soulfully produced groove that makes it feel like some of the best soul jazz on the Muse imprint – really open and flowing, with a sound that shows that the New Jersey sound was alive and well into the 90s! Braden's on tenor, working alongside some guest tenor by David Newman – and the rest of the group features organ by either Jack McDuff or Larry Goldings – plus trumpet by Tom Harrell, guitar by Russell Malone, and some super-solid drum work by either Cecil Brooks or Winard Harper. Titles include "Walkin The Dog", "Brighter Days", "Cousin Esau", "Twister", "Belief", "Organic", and "Saving All My Love For You". CD

With Tom Harrell on flugelhorn and Hein Van De Geyn on bass. CD

Philip Catherine on guitar, Tom Harrell on flugelhorn and trumpet, Hein Van De Geyn on bass, and special guest Michel Herr on keys. CD

Philip Catherine on guitar, Tom Harrell on flugelhorn and trumpet, Hein Van De Geyn on bass, and special guest Michel Herr on keys. CD

Wayne Escoffery on tenor sax, Tom Harrell on trumpet, Joe Locke on vibes and marimba, Hans Glawischnig on bass, and Lewis Nash or Jonathan Blake on drums. CD

Dizzy Gillespie meets the Phil Woods Quintet – a group that already has a great trumpeter in the form of Tom Harrell – which makes the album here a double-horn delight! Dizzy's on trumpet throughout, and Harrell plays both trumpet and flugelhorn – and the pair work well with Woods' alto in the front line, sharing back and forth, and creating a lively interplay between the different voices of their instruments. Dizzy is impeccable – as he always is at this point in his career – and rhythms are nice and tight, thanks to piano from Hal Galper, bass from Steve Gilmore, and drums from Bill Goodwin. Titles include a great reading of Galper's Loose Change" – plus "Terrestris", "Love For Sale", "Oon Ga Wa", and "Whasidishean". CD

A long-overdue issue of this jazzy Peanuts classic – music that's delighted ears for decades, yet never got the same sort of commercial release as Charlie Brown Christmas music! As with that work, the music here all comes from the genius of Vince Guaraldi – and given the early 70s recording of the tunes, Vince definitely has updated his style since the 60s – using Fender Rhodes at times, and even having an electric sensibility to his acoustic piano work too – a sense of spacing and timing that's totally great! The core combo features a young Tom Harrell on trumpet, plus Chuck Bennett on trombone, Seward McCain on bass, and Mike Clark on drums – a very cool jazzy group. Vince sings on the wonderful tune "Little Birdie", which has some larger arrangements – and other titles include "Is It James Or Charlie", "Thanksgiving Theme", "Charlie Brown Blues", "Peppermint Patty", "Linus & Lucy", and "Thanksgiving Interlude". This expanded release features lots of great alternates on the themes – and the tune "Clark & Guaraldi", and "Is It James Or Charlie (bonus mix with whistling)". LP, Vinyl record album

A wicked 70s soundtrack from Vince Guaraldi – and one that might help make just about any election go a lot more smoothly! There's a few tracks that maybe sound "electiony" – but much of the music is Guaraldi at his jazzy best, including a number of tunes that have Vince using the Fender Rhodes – which he did so wonderfully in later years! There's a few familiar Peanuts theme remakes, but there's also some great original tunes for the score – and a real highlight is the classic reading of "Joe Cool", with a vocal by Vince himself! Other tunes include "Blue Charlie Brown", "Incumbant Waltz", "Oh Good Grief", "Deserted Charlie Brown", "and Cookin Snoopy". Other instrumentation includes trumpet from a young Tom Harrell and woodwinds by Mel Martin – and the package features 25 tracks in all – including a number of unused bonus tracks. CD

A wicked 70s soundtrack from Vince Guaraldi – and one that might help make just about any election go a lot more smoothly! There's a few tracks that maybe sound "electiony" – but much of the music is Guaraldi at his jazzy best, including a number of tunes that have Vince using the Fender Rhodes – which he did so wonderfully in later years! There's a few familiar Peanuts theme remakes, but there's also some great original tunes for the score – and a real highlight is the classic reading of "Joe Cool", with a vocal by Vince himself! Other tunes include "Blue Charlie Brown", "Incumbant Waltz", "Oh Good Grief", "Deserted Charlie Brown", "and Cookin Snoopy". Other instrumentation includes trumpet from a young Tom Harrell and woodwinds by Mel Martin – and the package features 25 tracks in all – including a number of unused bonus tracks. LP, Vinyl record album

Backed by Roger Kellaway on piano and Red Mitchell on bass – plus special guests Tom Harrell on trumpet and Wayne Shorter on saxophone. CD

A surprising jazz funk stunner from drummer Idris Muhammad – part of his great second chapter of work for CTI in the 70s! Idris is working here in a style that's very different than his heavy-footed funky work on Prestige and Blue Note – and while it's easy to criticize him for not keeping the same old breakbeat funk style, it's also important to give him a lot of credit for pushing his vision way past the simple stock style of the earlier days! The record's a very nice set of complicated jazzy grooves – some a bit clubby, but many very nice, and with the kind of sophisticated funk arrangements that were on the best Kudu records. No surprise that Dave Matthews is putting together most of the cuts, save for one excellent groove that's arranged by Tom Harrell. Players include Fred Wesley, Ronnie Cuber, Eric Gale, and Wilbur Bascomb – and titles include "Baia", "Sudan", "Hey Pocky A Way", "Theme For New York City", which is based on the same Chopin haunting tune as Serge Gainsbourg's "Jane B"! CD

Mulligan plays with his orchestra, with featured soloists including Keith O'Quinn on trombone, Mitchel Forman on piano, Mike Bocchicchio on bass, Barry Ries and Tom Harrell on trumpet, Gerry Niewood and Ken Hitchcock on alto, and Gary Keller on tenor. LP, Vinyl record album

A beautiful, beautiful record from Horace Silver – one of his great 70s experiments for Blue Note – and a set that has him working in the same "jazz with voices" mode explored by Max Roach and Donald Byrd in earlier years! The core of the set is focused around the great work of Silver's combo – with Tom Harrell on trumpet, Bob Berg on tenor, Ron Carter on bass, and Al Foster on drums – a wonderfully cohesive unit that arcs and turns with all these sweet little shifts – keeping up with the creative rhythms directed from Silver, while cascading through a beautiful range of tones and colors as well! The vocals follow suit beautifully – directed by Alan Copeland, but with a much more soulful approach than his 60s material – bursting forth with this warmth and sense of tone that really matches the instrumentation. Titles include "I Will Always Love You", "Out Of The Night", "Incentive", "New York Lament", "Mood For Maude", and "All In Time". CD

A beautiful, beautiful record from Horace Silver – one of his great 70s experiments for Blue Note – and a set that has him working in the same "jazz with voices" mode explored by Max Roach and Donald Byrd in earlier years! The core of the set is focused around the great work of Silver's combo – with Tom Harrell on trumpet, Bob Berg on tenor, Ron Carter on bass, and Al Foster on drums – a wonderfully cohesive unit that arcs and turns with all these sweet little shifts – keeping up with the creative rhythms directed from Silver, while cascading through a beautiful range of tones and colors as well! The vocals follow suit beautifully – directed by Alan Copeland, but with a much more soulful approach than his 60s material – bursting forth with this warmth and sense of tone that really matches the instrumentation. Titles include "I Will Always Love You", "Out Of The Night", "Incentive", "New York Lament", "Mood For Maude", and "All In Time". LP, Vinyl record album

Steve Swallow on bass – with Tom Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn, Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone, Mulgrew Miller on piano, and Jack DeJohnette on drums. CD

Phil Woods on alto saxophone and clarinet, Hal Galper on piano, Steve Gilmore on bass, Bill Goodwin on drums, and Tom Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn. CD

With Konitz on alto and soprano, Tom Harrell and John Eckert on trumpet and flugelhorn, Jimmy Knepper on trombone, Sam Burtis on bass trombone, Ronnie Cuber on baritone and soprano, Harold Danko on piano, Wuster Williams on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. LP, Vinyl record album

Featuring Dick Oatts on alto sax, Tom Harrell on flugelhorn, Joe Lovano on tenor sax, Jim McNeeley on piano, Kenneth Garrett on alto sax, Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone, and Mel Lewis on drums. CD

Joe Lovano leads the group on tenor and soprano sax – a quintet that also features Tom Harrell on trumpet, Kenny Werner on piano, Marc Johnson on bass, and Paul Motian on drums! CD

Charles McPherson on alto, Tom Harrell on trumpet, Michael Weiss on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums! CD

Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt is always a player who finds a way to bring a little something extra to a record – shifting his sound, changing his tone, and always finding a way to offer us a fresh approach – but all while really holding strong to his core principles! Here, Plet's a sonic master – blowing both muted and unmuted, in a very cool lineup that includes excellent work on vibes from Jalen Baker and guitar from Alex Wintz – players whose combinations come across wonderfully – augmented at a few spots by Fender Rhodes and piano from Frank LoCrasto. Leighton McKinley Harrell plays both acoustic and electric bass, drums are by Allan Mednard or Deantoni Parks, and titles include "No AI", "Earl J", "Ante Meridiem", "Basquiat", "Milocraft", and "Amma Is Here". CD

Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt is always a player who finds a way to bring a little something extra to a record – shifting his sound, changing his tone, and always finding a way to offer us a fresh approach – but all while really holding strong to his core principles! Here, Plet's a sonic master – blowing both muted and unmuted, in a very cool lineup that includes excellent work on vibes from Jalen Baker and guitar from Alex Wintz – players whose combinations come across wonderfully – augmented at a few spots by Fender Rhodes and piano from Frank LoCrasto. Leighton McKinley Harrell plays both acoustic and electric bass, drums are by Allan Mednard or Deantoni Parks, and titles include "No AI", "Earl J", "Ante Meridiem", "Basquiat", "Milocraft", and "Amma Is Here". CD

Just when you thought Prince Paul and Cat Power would never make a record together PRESTO – it's the new Handsome Boy album! HBMS takes a bit more of a chillout tack with this long overdue second opus – with lots of laidback beats and samples, and a surprising amount of live instrumentation! The gleeful, sarcastic comedy of the stellar first album remains intact, with some genuinely amusing skits (including one with Jay Z appearing under the pseudonym Hines Buchanan), and the deep range of guest vocalists isn't as surprising as how strong their work is in the best tunes. It would have been pretty easy for Prince Paul and Automator to find a bunch of interesting names to flesh out their big pop culture frappe, but something else altogether to make trippy hip hop tracks featuring Cat Power and the Hieroglyphics make sense on the same record. A pretty solid set from the most adventurous pseudo duo in the game! Guests include Del The Funky Homosapien, De La Soul, RZA, Lord Finesse, AG, Rahzel, Jazzy Jay, Qbert, Mike Patton, Casual, Hieroglyphics, Grand Wizard Theodore, El-P, John Oates, Pharrell, Kid Koala, and George W. Bush (just kidding). Tracks include "If It Wasn't For You" with De La, "Are You Down With It" with Mike Patton, "The World's Gone Mad" with Del and others, "It's Like That" with Casual, "I've Been Thinking" with Cat Power, "Rock And Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Pt 2" featuring Lord Finesse, Qbert and others, First. . .And Then" featuring Dres from Black Ship, "A Day In The Life" featuring RZA, AZ and others and more, plus intro/outro by Father Guido Sarducci. CD