F-Stops

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F-Stops
F Stops.jpg
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedJune 24 & 25, 1993
Genre Jazz
Length77:25
Label Soul Note
Producer Craig Harris
Craig Harris chronology
4 Play
(1990)
F-Stops
(1993)
Istanbul
(2003)

F-Stops is an album by American jazz trombonist and composer Craig Harris recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Harris takes some of his finest recorded solos ever throughout this project, making it obvious that he is a major trombonist". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Craig Harris
  1. "Say Essay" – 14:32
  2. "F-Stops: 1st Flow" – 5:40
  3. "F-Stops: 2nd Flow" – 3:12
  4. "F-Stops: 3rd Flow" – 7:08
  5. "F-Stops: 4th Flow" – 4:14
  6. "F-Stops: 5th Flow" – 6:02
  7. "F-Stops: 6th Flow" – 1:06
  8. "F-Stops: 7th Flow" – 2:56
  9. "D.A.S.H." – 5:46
  10. "Generations" – 5:32
  11. "High Life" – 9:28
  12. "A Soft Shoe" – 3:32
  13. "Burundi" – 8:17

Personnel

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References

  1. Craig Harris discography Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine accessed July 15, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 15, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 654. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.