O renomado trompetista e compositor da era pós-bebop, Tom Harrel nasceu em Urbana no Illinois em 16 de junho de 1946 e começou tocando aos seis anos de idade. Quando tinha apenas treze anos, já estava participando de apresentações jazzísticas na área boemia de São Francisco, na Califórnia. Depois que se graduou em composição musical pela Universidade de Stanford, entrou para banda de Stan Kenton com a qual viajou e gravou, até 1969.
Tocou com os grandes como Woody Herman, o Quinteto de Horace Silver,a Big Band de Sam Jones , o noneto de Lee Konitz, e muitas outras. Gravou com Bil Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hamptom, Bob Berg e outros. Entre 1983/1989 teve papel importante na Quinteto de Phil Woods com quem excursionou pelo mundo e realizou varias gravações.
Tocou com os grandes como Woody Herman, o Quinteto de Horace Silver,a Big Band de Sam Jones , o noneto de Lee Konitz, e muitas outras. Gravou com Bil Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hamptom, Bob Berg e outros. Entre 1983/1989 teve papel importante na Quinteto de Phil Woods com quem excursionou pelo mundo e realizou varias gravações.
Harrel f sofre de squizofrenia paranóica. Apesar do efeitos paralizantes da doença, ele consegue, assim mesmo, tocar trompete com alto índice de aproveitamento, de tal forma que tem recebido reconhecimentos, como dos leitores da revista Down Beat e pesquisas que o indicaram como o melhor trompetista do 1996.
Os remédios e a musica fazem bem à Harrel. Quando ele toca o seu trompete, momentaneamente, a sua doença desaparece.
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The renowned American post-bop jazz trumpeter and composer Tom Harrell was born in Urbana, Illinois , June 16th , 1946 and began playing the trumpet at age eight. He soon moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and was gigging with local bands by age thirteen. In 1969 he graduated from Stanford University with a music composition degree and joined Stan Kenton’s orchestra, touring and recording with them throughout 1969.
After leaving Kenton, Harrell played with Woody Herman's big band (1970-1971), Azteca (1972), the Horace Silver Quintet (1973-1977), the Sam Jones big band, the Lee Konitz Nonet (1979-1981), George Russell, the Mel Lewis Orchestra (1981), and Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra. In addition, he recorded albums with Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Ronnie Cuber, Bob Brookmeyer, Lionel Hampton, Bob Berg, Bobby Shew, among others. From 1983-1989 he was a pivotal member of the Phil Woods Quintet, with whom he toured the world and made many recordings.
Since 1989 Harrell has led his own groups; usually quintets but occasionally big bands. He has appeared at virtually every major jazz club and festival, and recorded under his own name for such record labels as Pinnacle, Blackhawk, Criss Cross, SteepleChase, Comtemporary Records, Chesky, and RCA.
Harrell suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Despite this condition's usually paralyzing effects, Mr. Harrell is able to play trumpet at an extraordinary skill level that has brought him many record deals[ and was awarded Down Beat Magazine's readers' and critics' polls Best Trumpeter of 1996. Through music and medication, Mr. Harrell is able to cope with his illness. When he plays his trumpet, the effects of his illness nearly disappear.
After leaving Kenton, Harrell played with Woody Herman's big band (1970-1971), Azteca (1972), the Horace Silver Quintet (1973-1977), the Sam Jones big band, the Lee Konitz Nonet (1979-1981), George Russell, the Mel Lewis Orchestra (1981), and Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra. In addition, he recorded albums with Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Ronnie Cuber, Bob Brookmeyer, Lionel Hampton, Bob Berg, Bobby Shew, among others. From 1983-1989 he was a pivotal member of the Phil Woods Quintet, with whom he toured the world and made many recordings.
Since 1989 Harrell has led his own groups; usually quintets but occasionally big bands. He has appeared at virtually every major jazz club and festival, and recorded under his own name for such record labels as Pinnacle, Blackhawk, Criss Cross, SteepleChase, Comtemporary Records, Chesky, and RCA.
Harrell suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Despite this condition's usually paralyzing effects, Mr. Harrell is able to play trumpet at an extraordinary skill level that has brought him many record deals[ and was awarded Down Beat Magazine's readers' and critics' polls Best Trumpeter of 1996. Through music and medication, Mr. Harrell is able to cope with his illness. When he plays his trumpet, the effects of his illness nearly disappear.
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