Shelter (Craig Harris album)

Shelter
Studio album by Craig Harris and Tailgaters Tales
Released	1987
Recorded	November & December 1986
Studio	Mediasound (New York City)
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:18
Label	JMT JMT 870 008
Producer	Stefan F. Winter
Craig Harris chronology
Tributes (1985) Shelter (1987) Blackout in the Square Root of Soul (1988)

Shelter is an album by trombonist Craig Harris and Tailgaters Tales which was recorded in 1986 and released on the JMT label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick called it "An uneven set, but the highlights and generally fine level of playing make Shelter worth a listen, depending on one's tolerance for mawkishness". ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Craig Harris

1. "Africans Unite" – 4:42
2. "Shelter Suite:" – 17:26
   1. "Shelter"
   2. "Subway Scenarios"
   3. "Sea of Swollen Hands"
   4. "Three Hots and a Cot"
   5. "Shelter (Reprise)"
   6. "Bags and Rags"
3. "Cootie" – 7:12
4. "Reminiscing" – 4:56
5. "Sound Sketches" – 9:00

Personnel

• Craig Harris – trombone, didgeridoo
• Don Byron – clarinet, bass clarinet
• Eddie Allen – trumpet
• Anthony Cox – bass
• Pheeroan Aklaff – drums
• Rod Williams – piano (track 1)
• Tunde Samuel – vocals (tracks 1 & 2)

References

1. Craig S. Harris discography, accessed October 3, 2014
2. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed October 3, 2014
3. Olewnick, B., Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2014
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 655. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.