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Harlem 2000

by Dan Barrett

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These monster players swing like crazy with great technique and tone, and obviously enjoy playing together. This is a wonderful reminder of how Harlem swung some years ago – but with today’s sound quality, of course.

"Dan Barrett is one of the delights here, a melodist, a colorist who knows how to use a plunger mute with taste and, in total, a player Duke Ellington would have loved."
- New York Times

"When it comes to Harlem-style jazz playing of an earlier, less complicated era, this is as good as it gets … plainly, a good time was had by all…"
- Jazz Podium

Nothing pleases the straight-ahead jazz fan more than a long set of well-known and obscured classics played with integrity, soul, and swing by an ensemble of tight musicians, and this fills that bill in spades. Recorded over three days at a studio in Hamburg, the trumpeter and his merry men roll hard and brassy over the feisty rhythms of Christian Ramond (bass) and Oliver Mewes (drums) on such gems as "Beyond the Blue Horizon" and the Lionel Hampton-Charlie Christian classic "Haven't Named It Yet." There's lots of variety and joyful mood-swinging between the New Orleans-flavored "Four or Five Times" (with Engelbert Wrobel's whimsical clarinet) and the lighthearted, muted trumpet-driven romance "Dreamy Mood." The recording derives its name from its inclusion of two Duke Ellington classics, which give pianist Chris Hopkins (who wrote the colorful liner notes) some strong moments to shine: the mysterious "Echoes of Harlem" and the perky "Drop Me off in Harlem." You'll be glad you got off the bus.

AllMusic Review by Jonathan Widran

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released September 24, 2020

Dan Barrett - trombone, cornet, vocals
Engelbert Wrobel - clarinet, tenor sax
John "Butch" Smith - alto sax, soprano sax, vocals
Chris Hopkins - piano
Christian Ramond - bass
Oliver Mewes - drums

Recorded on November 12, 13 and 14, 2000 at Blue Noise Studio, Hamburg, Germany.

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Dan Barrett Pasadena, California

Dan Barrett (born December 14, 1955) is an American arranger, cornetist, and trombonist.
The earliest mention of him was that he played "Ory's Creole Trombone" at the end of Kid Ory's Funeral in 1973.
Barrett also played on the soundtrack to the film The Cotton Club in 1984.
In addition to leading a quintet with Howard Alden, Barrett has performed as a sideman with Benny Goodman and Buck Clayton.
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