Roman Nights

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]

This article is about the album. For the novel by Dorothy Dunnett, see Johnson Johnson.
Roman Nights
Studio album by
Tom Harrell
ReleasedMarch 23, 2010
RecordedNovember 27, 2009
GenrePost bop
Length1:02:34
LabelHigh Note
ProducerTom Harrell, Wayne Escoffery, Angela Harrell
Tom Harrell chronology
Prana Dance
(2009)		 Roman Nights
(2010)		 The Time of the Sun
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.TitleLength
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

References
  1. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Roman Nights - overview". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  2. "Tom Harrell – Roman Nights". JazzTimes. September 2010. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  3. "Tom Harrell: Roman Nights (2010)". All About Jazz. April 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  4. "JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 17, 2010". All About Jazz. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  5. "2010 Best of Lists". Jazz Journalists Association. January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  6. "Mojo – The best of 2010". muzieklijstjes.nl. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  7. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Roman Nights - credits". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.


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