Name: Ear Food
Brand: Universal Music Distribution
SKU: 521172
Price: 15.57 USD
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Ear Food

Rating

Album: Ear Food
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I'm Not So Sure	More Info...	5:49
2)	Brown	More Info...	4:30
3)	Strasbourg / St. Denis	More Info...	4:39
4)	Starmaker	More Info...	7:54
5)	Joy Is Sorrow Unmasked	More Info...	4:47
6)	The Stinger	More Info...	4:58
7)	Rouge	More Info...	2:47
8)	Mr.Clean	More Info...	5:52
9)	Style	More Info...	6:35
10)	Divine	More Info...	5:11
11)	To Wisdom The Prize	More Info...	5:44
12)	Speak Low	More Info...	5:17
13)	Bring It On Home To Me	More Info...	3:01

Album: Ear Food
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I'm Not So Sure	More Info...	5:49
2)	Brown	More Info...	4:30
3)	Strasbourg / St. Denis	More Info...	4:39
4)	Starmaker	More Info...	7:54
5)	Joy Is Sorrow Unmasked	More Info...	4:47
6)	The Stinger	More Info...	4:58
7)	Rouge	More Info...	2:47
8)	Mr.Clean	More Info...	5:52
9)	Style	More Info...	6:35
10)	Divine	More Info...	5:11
11)	To Wisdom The Prize	More Info...	5:44
12)	Speak Low	More Info...	5:17
13)	Bring It On Home To Me	More Info...	3:01

Performer Notes

Roy Hargrove: Roy Hargrove (trumpet, flugelhorn); Justin Robinson (flute, alto saxophone); Gerald Clayton (piano); Danton Boller (bass instrument); Montez Coleman (drum).
Recording information: Capitol studios, Los Angeles, CA (09/19/2007-09/21/2007).
Trumpeter Roy Hargrove emerged in the 1980's jazz scene as something of a prot‚g‚ of Wynton Marsalis. EARFOOD is Hargrove's debut for the reactivated Emarcy imprint, and here he balances a reverence for classic jazz (hard bop and soul jazz, specifically) with a yearning for a larger audience. With 13 selections, both originals and choice covers, Hargrove's quintet opts for a sleek, direct approach--solos are terse and spirited, the melodies engagingly catchy in the manner of Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, and Hugh Masekela. EARFOOD is earnest, straight-ahead jazz, loaded with smarts, swing, and soul.

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (p.73) - "[The blends] are smartly arranged and stirred for body and texture....'I'm Not So Sure' opens the program with a funky riff that inspires Hargrove to a fleeting blast of heat..."

JazzTimes (p.58) - "Hargrove is playing as well as he ever has here....Easy-to-grasp but impossible-to-exhaust tunes and grooves..."