A Cloud of Red Dust

A Cloud of Red Dust
Studio album debut by
Stefon Harris
Released1998
RecordedOctober 6–7, 1997
StudioAvatar Studios, New York City
GenrePost-bop
Hard bop
Length48:37
LabelBlue Note
ProducerBilly Banks, Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris chronology
A Cloud of Red Dust
(1997) 		Black Action Figure
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

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.

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.TitleWriter(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 Dinizulu1:36
10."Jamo" 4:52
11."For You Mom & Dad"Bobby Hutcherson6:14

Personnel

Technical
  • Jim Anderson - recording, mixing
  • Deborah Feingold - photography

References

  1. ^ a b c A Cloud of Red Dust at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b c d e Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 657–658. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.