Tom Harrell

A highly gifted jazz soloist, Tom Harrell is generally considered one of the top trumpeters of his generation, known for a sophisticated harmonic approach that combines the power of Clifford Brown with the lyricism of Chet Baker and Art Farmer. Following his emergence in the early '70s with Horace Silver, he came into his own in the '80s and '90s, playing with Phil Woods and issuing a steady stream of acoustic post-bop albums like 1988's Stories and 1999's Time's Mirror; the latter earned a Grammy nomination for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Performance. Harrell has continued to fu...