Artist: Winard Harper
Title: Trap Dancer
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DESCRIPTION:
Drummer Winard Harper leads a fine hard bop quintet on Trap Dancer, which consists of five standards and a variety of obscure originals, including one song apiece from Gary Bartz and Jimmy Heath. Trumpeter Patrick Rickman, tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen, and pianist George Cables take consistently worthwhile solos, and although there are a couple brief percussion pieces ("Oamara" and "Allahu Akbra"), Harper does not feature himself all that much except in support of the lead voices. Those two numbers have producer Cecil Brooks III added on drums and Harper, Rickman, and Allen all switching to percussion. Otherwise the music is primarily comprised of concise versions of modern hard bop standards and newer pieces in a similar style. An excellent session.
--Scott Yanow
All Music Guide
TRACKS:
1. The Tap Dancer
2. Sound For Sore Ears
3. Amoretta
4. You Don't Know What Love Is
5. Social Call
6. Work Song
7. Helen's Song
8. Oamara
9. How Deep Is The Ocean
10. Skylark
11. Blues For Brown
12. Key West
13. Shorty Long
14. Mahu Akbar
MUSICIANS:
Winard Harper - Drums
George Cables - Piano
Patrick Rickman - Trumpet
J.D. Allen - Saxophone
Eric Revis - Bass
Cecil Brooks III - Drums
For more information and sound samples, please visit the official website: http://www.winardharper.com
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