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Article: Jazz trumpeter says he's following rhythms, sounds of the city.
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- Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)
- Article date:
- April 21, 2004
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Byline: Jeff Rivers
Tom Harrell says jazz caused him to better understand the presence and influence of God.
"I realized the music came from someplace outside myself," says the trumpeter and composer.
"Whenever I sit down to write music, I just let it happen. I try to be open to a creative flow, be true to my feelings," says Harrell.
As a composer, Harrell believes what you don't say can be the most compelling and poetic. "The beautiful melody is sometimes enhanced by leaving notes out," says the three-time Downbeat trumpeter of the year.
Inspiration "is swimming there in the rhythm and sounds of modern life in the city," ...
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