Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is a renowned American post bop jazz trumpeter and composer. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Post-bop is a term for a form of small-combo Jazz music that evolved in the early-to-mid sixties Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States He suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn On stage he stands away from the microphone, off to the side, his head bowed and his hands clutching his trumpet. When called upon to play, he walks slowly to the microphone, head still lowered, raising it only to play. When finished, he bows his head and resumes his original place.
He takes antipsychotic drugs for his condition, but has to deal with the side-effects such as weight gain and muscle spasms, depending on which drugs he is taking. Antipsychotics are a group of Psychoactive drugs commonly but not exclusively used to treat Psychosis, which is typified by Schizophrenia. Newer drugs appear to control his condition with fewer side effects.
Biography and music
Tom Harrell was born in Urbana, IL and began playing the trumpet at age eight. Urbana (ɝˈbænə is the County seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. He soon moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, and was gigging with local bands by age thirteen. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the In 1969 he graduated from Stanford University with a music composition degree and joined Stan Kenton's orchestra, touring and recording with them throughout 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Stanley Newcomb Kenton ( December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was a pianist who led a highly innovative influential and often controversial Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After leaving Kenton, Harrell played with Woody Herman's big band (1970-1971), Azteca (1972), the Horace Silver Quintet (1973-1977), the Sam Jones big band, the Lee Konitz Nonet (1979-1981), George Russell, the Mel Lewis Orchestra (1981), and Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra. Woodrow Charles Herman ( May 16 1913 &ndash October 29 1987) better known as Woody Herman, was an American Jazz Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928) born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk Connecticut, is an American Jazz pianist Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Lee Konitz (b October 13, 1927) is an American Jazz Composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago Illinois Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 George Allen Russell (born June 23, 1923) is an American Jazz Pianist, Composer and theorist Mel Lewis ( May 10, 1929 - February 2, 1990) was a Drummer, Jazz musician and Band leader. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a Jazz Double bassist probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette In addition, he recorded albums with Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Ronnie Cuber, Bob Brookmeyer, Lionel Hampton, Bob Berg, Bobby Shew, among others. William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) ( August 16, 1929 &ndash September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous and influential John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Ronnie Cuber (born December 25, 1941 in New York City) is primarily a jazz Baritone saxophonist. Robert Brookmeyer (born December 19, 1929) is an American Jazz valve Trombonist, pianist, and arranger. Lionel Leo Hampton ( April 20, 1908 &ndash August 31, 2002) was an American Jazz Vibraphonist, Percussionist Bob Berg ( April 7 1951 – December 5 2002) was a Jazz Saxophonist originally from Brooklyn, New York City Bobby Shew (born March 4, 1941) is a renowned jazz Trumpet and Flugelhorn player From 1983-1989 he was a pivotal member of the Phil Woods Quintet, with whom he toured the world and made many recordings. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Philip Wells Woods (born November 2 1931 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American Jazz Bebop alto
Since 1989 Harrell has led his own groups; usually quintets but occasionally big bands. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) He has appeared at virtually every major jazz club and festival, and recorded under his own name for such record labels as Pinnacle, Blackhawk, Criss Cross, SteepleChase, Contemporary Records, Chesky, and RCA. SteepleChase Records is a Jazz Record label based out of Copenhagen, Denmark. Contemporary Records was a jazz record label founded by Lester Koenig in 1951 in Los Angeles. Chesky Records is a Record label aimed primarily at Audiophiles. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986
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