Four masters of the trumpet, two generations apart, get together for an inspired session to pay homage to Dizzy, Miles, Satchmo, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Lee Morgan, Kenny Dorham, Booker Little, and Fats Navarro.
All four play together on the opening "So What" and the closer, Gillespie's "That's Earl Brother"; they split off in different groupings on the other tracks.
With Mulgrew Miller on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Carl Allen on drums, the rhythm section is well in the pocket, and while none of the tunes are copies of their more famous namesakes (no chorus quoting here), the spirit is dead on the money on every track, making for some exciting jazz very well played.
Highlights include "Jordu," "Nostalgia," "My Funny Valentine," "The Sidewinder," and "There's No You." An inspired and accessible session.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So WhatMiles Davis | Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas Payton, Lew Soloff | Play | 07:33 | 17 MB | 50 MB |
| 2 | JorduDuke Jordan | Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas Payton, Lew Soloff | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | My Funny ValentineLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas Payton, Lew Soloff | Play | 05:59 | 13 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | The SidewinderLee Morgan | Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas Payton, Lew Soloff | Play | 08:44 | 19 MB | 56 MB |
| 5 | There's No YouTom Adair, Hal Hopper | Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas Payton, Lew Soloff | Play | 06:32 | 14 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | Fire WaltzMal Waldron | Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas Payton, Lew Soloff | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | NostalgiaFats Navarro | Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas Payton, Lew Soloff | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | That's Earl, BrotherNacio Herb Brown, Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Walter Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie | Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas Payton, Lew Soloff | Play | 06:45 | 15 MB | 42 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 301 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Adair | Composer |
| 2 | Carl Allen | Drums, Guest Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Nacio Herb Brown | Composer |
| 4 | Ray Brown | Composer |
| 5 | Sam Coslow | Composer |
| 6 | Miles Davis | Composer |
| 7 | Gil Fuller | Composer |
| 8 | Walter Fuller | Composer |
| 9 | Dizzy Gillespie | Composer |
| 10 | Richard S. Ginell | Liner Notes |
| 11 | Troy Halderson | Engineer |
| 12 | Tom Harrell | Performer, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 13 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 14 | Eddie Henderson | Performer, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 15 | Vincent Herring | Producer |
| 16 | Hal Hopper | Composer |
| 17 | George Horn | Remastering |
| 18 | Arthur Johnston | Composer |
| 19 | Duke Jordan | Composer |
| 20 | Makoto Kimata | Producer |
| 21 | Mulgrew Miller | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 22 | Lee Morgan | Composer |
| 23 | Fats Navarro | Composer |
| 24 | Nicholas Payton | Performer, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 25 | Jamie Putnam | Art Direction |
| 26 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 27 | Lew Soloff | Performer, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 28 | David Tan | Photography |
| 29 | Mal Waldron | Composer |
| 30 | Peter Washington | Bass |
Nicholas Payton
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |