Shelter (Craig Harris album)

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Shelter
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Studio album by
Craig Harris and Tailgaters Tales
Released1987
RecordedNovember & December 1986
Media Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length43:18
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]

Contents

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
SourceRating
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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

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References

  1. Craig S. Harris discography, accessed October 3, 2014
  2. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed October 3, 2014
  3. 1 2 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.