Roman Nights

This article is about the album. For the novel by Dorothy Dunnett, see Johnson Johnson.

Roman Nights
Studio album by Tom Harrell
Released	March 23, 2010
Recorded	November 27, 2009
Genre	Post bop
Length	1:02:34
Label	High Note
Producer	Tom Harrell, Wayne Escoffery, Angela Harrell
Tom Harrell chronology
Prana Dance (2009) Roman Nights (2010) The Time of the Sun (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Roman Nights is a 2010 album by jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger, Tom Harrell. It is the third release with Harrell's 2010-quintet of over five years, which includes Wayne Escoffery, Danny Grissett, Ugonna Okegwo and Johnathan Blake. The album contains nine original compositions by Harrell. The title track is a flugelhorn-piano duet performance by Harrell and Grissett.[2][3]

The album reached number one on the U.S. jazz radio chart in May 2010[4] and was included in top album lists of the year by various critics.[5][6]

Track listing

All songs by Tom Harrell.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Storm Approaching"	5:13
2.	"Let the Children Play"	6:46
3.	"Roman Nights"	7:53
4.	"Study in Sound"	7:35
5.	"Agua"	5:26
6.	"Obsession"	6:02
7.	"Harvest Song"	8:22
8.	"Bird in Flight"	9:19
9.	"Year of the Ox"	5:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[7]

• Tom Harrell – composer, primary artist, producer, flugelhorn, trumpet
• Wayne Escoffery – producer, sax (tenor)
• Danny Grissett – piano, fender rhodes
• Ugonna Okegwo – bass
• Johnathan Blake – drums
• Angela Harrell – producer
• Joe Fields – executive producer
• Dave Kowalski – engineer
• Keiji Obata – design
• Doug Ramsey – liner notes
• Francesco Truono – photography

References

1. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Roman Nights - overview". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
2. "Tom Harrell – Roman Nights". JazzTimes. September 2010. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
3. "Tom Harrell: Roman Nights (2010)". All About Jazz. April 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
4. "JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 17, 2010". All About Jazz. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
5. "2010 Best of Lists". Jazz Journalists Association. January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
6. "Mojo – The best of 2010". muzieklijstjes.nl. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
7. "Allmusic: Tom Harrell - Roman Nights - credits". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2014.