Public Eye (album)

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Public Eye
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Studio album by
Roy Hargrove
ReleasedMarch 25, 1991 (1991-03-25)
RecordedOctober 1990
StudioClinton Recording Studios, NYC
(recording and mixing)
Genre
Length67:03
Label Novus/RCA
PD83113
Producer Larry Clothier
Roy Hargrove chronology
Diamond in the Rough
(1990)		Public Eye
(1991)		 The Tokyo Sessions
(1992)

Public Eye is the sophomore studio album by trumpeter Roy Hargrove, recorded in October 1990 and released on March 25, 1991, on the Novus/RCA label. [1] [2] For this date, Hargrove is joined by saxophonist Antonio Hart, pianist Stephen Scott, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Billy Higgins.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, stated: "Hargrove shows why he was so highly rated from the start of his career. On such numbers as 'September in the Rain,' 'End of a Love Affair,' 'Crazeology,' and four of his straight-ahead originals, Hargrove plays in a style not that different from Lee Morgan but with his own soulful sound, revitalizing the jazz tradition with his enthusiastic ideas." [1] The Rolling Stone Album Guide emphasized that the album "mix[es] such well-known tunes as 'September in the Rain,' 'What's New' and a storming, high-speed 'Crazeology' with high-powered originals like the title track and 'Lada'", continuing that "The byplay of Hargrove and Hart provides the kind of exchange usually associated with seasoned veterans." [3] Jack Fuller for the Chicago Tribune noted: "the young trumpeter Roy Hargrove does an undistinguished but perfectly adequate job with a set of standards and originals. The tone is as buttery as Clifford Brown's but the sense of uniqueness isn't there yet." [4] Similarly, a brief by Jazz in Marciac concluded that the album "reveals a soloist who, in some ways, recalls Clifford Brown". [5] Spin magazine added that "This second Novus release displays Roy's maturation as a bandleader and brilliantly showcases 22-year-old Antonio Hart." [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roy Hargrove except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Public Eye" 6:51
2."Spiritual Companion" 6:18
3."September in the Rain"
7:30
4."Lada" 4:44
5."Once in Awhile"
5:35
6."Hartbreaker" 5:06
7."End of a Love Affair"Edward C. Redding7:58
8."Night Watch" Kenny Dorham 6:11
9."You Don't Know What Love Is"
6:22
10."Little Bennie (Crazeology)" Benny Harris 5:13
11."What's New"
5:15
Total length:67:03

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yanow, Scott. "Public Eye – Roy Hargrove | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ Gliožeris, Slava. "ROY HARGROVE — Public Eye". www.jazzmusicarchives.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  3. 1 2 H.B. (1999). Swenson, John (ed.). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide (2nd ed.). Random House. p. 289. ISBN   0-679-76873-4 . Retrieved January 13, 2026– via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Fuller, Jack (July 21, 1991). "Public Eye (Roy Hargrove, Novus)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Archives: Thursday, August 13, 1992 | Roy Hargrove Quintet". Jazz in Marciac . August 13, 1992. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  6. ↑ "SPIN: Jul 1991". Spin . 7 (4): 91. 1991. ISSN   0886-3032 – via Google Books.
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