A Cloud of Red Dust

A Cloud of Red Dust is the debut album by jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris. It was recorded in 1997 and released by Blue Note Records.

A Cloud of Red Dust
Studio album debut by Stefon Harris
Released	1998
Recorded	October 6–7, 1997
Studio	Avatar Studios, New York City
Genre	Post-bop Hard bop
Length	48:37
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Billy Banks, Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris chronology
A Cloud of Red Dust (1997) Black Action Figure (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Recording and music

The album was recorded in October 1997.^[2] Most of the material was composed by Harris.^[1] For the album release, the tracks were connected with "short interludes to create an almost continuous suite".^[2]

Release and reception

A Cloud of Red Dust was released by Blue Note Records.^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on Harris's "flowing lyricism, grafted onto a swinging shuffle beat, a combination of metres that is always threatening to fall apart but never quite does".^[2] The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "As a whole, A Cloud of Red Dust offers a fine baseline from which to track Stefon Harris' development as perhaps the next great vibraphone stylist."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stefon Harris; except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sophistry Harris"		5:06
2.	"And This Too Shall Pass"		8:31
3.	"Nature Music"		0:57
4.	"In the Garden of Thought"		6:01
5.	"Drum Storm"		0:54
6.	"The Prophet"		7:07
7.	"Sacred Forest"		1:28
8.	"A Cloud of Red Dust"		5:51
9.	"One String Blues"	Stefon Harris, Kimati Dinizulu	1:36
10.	"Jamo"		4:52
11.	"For You Mom & Dad"	Bobby Hutcherson	6:14

Personnel

• Stefon Harris – vibraphone, balafon, orchestra bells
• Dwayne Burno – double bass
• Kamati Dinizulu – harp, percussions
• June Gardner – vocals
• Alvester Garnett – drums
• Mulgrew Miller, Jason Moran – piano
• Greg Osby – alto saxophone
• Steve Turre – trombone, shells
• Kaoru Watanabe – flute
• Steve Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone

Technical

• Jim Anderson - recording, mixing
• Deborah Feingold - photography