A Cloud of Red Dust
A Cloud of Red Dust is the debut album by jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris. It was recorded in 1997 and released by Blue Note Records.
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | October 6-7, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Avatar Studios, Manhattan, New York City | |||
| Genre | Post-bop Hard bop | |||
| Length | 48:37 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Billy Banks, Stefon Harris | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
Recording and music
The album was recorded in October 1997.[2] Most of the material was composed by Harris.[1] For the album release, the tracks were connected with "short interludes to create an almost continuous suite".[2]
Release and reception
A Cloud of Red Dust was released by Blue Note Records.[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on Harris's "flowing lyricism, grafted onto a swinging shuffle beat, a combination of metres that is always threatening to fall apart but never quite does".[2] The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "As a whole, A Cloud of Red Dust offers a fine baseline from which to track Stefon Harris' development as perhaps the next great vibraphone stylist."[1]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Stefon Harris; except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sophistry Harris" | 5:06 | |
| 2. | "And This Too Shall Pass" | 8:31 | |
| 3. | "Nature Music" | 0:57 | |
| 4. | "In the Garden of Thought" | 6:01 | |
| 5. | "Drum Storm" | 0:54 | |
| 6. | "The Prophet" | 7:07 | |
| 7. | "Sacred Forest" | 1:28 | |
| 8. | "A Cloud of Red Dust" | 5:51 | |
| 9. | "One String Blues" | Stefon Harris, Kimati Dinizulu | 1:36 |
| 10. | "Jamo" | 4:52 | |
| 11. | "For You Mom & Dad" | Bobby Hutcherson | 6:14 |
Personnel
- Stefon Harris – vibraphone, balafon, orchestra bells
- Dwayne Burno – double bass
- Kamati Dinizulu – harp, percussions
- June Gardner – vocals
- Alvester Garnett – drums
- Mulgrew Miller, Jason Moran – piano
- Greg Osby – alto saxophone
- Steve Turre – trombone, shells
- Kaoru Watanabe – flute
- Steve Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Technical
- Jim Anderson - recording, mixing
- Deborah Feingold - photography
References
- A Cloud of Red Dust at AllMusic
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 657–658. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.