Number Five (album)

Number Five is a studio album by jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger, Tom Harrell, released in May 2012 by HighNote.

Number Five
Studio album by Tom Harrell
Released	May 22, 2012
Recorded	December 30, 2011
Genre	Post bop
Length	59:07
Label	High Note
Producer	Tom Harrell, Wayne Escoffery, Angela Harrell
Tom Harrell chronology
The Time of the Sun (2011) Number Five (2012) Colors of a Dream (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Overview

This is the fifth album by Harrell's Quintet, which includes Wayne Escoffery on sax, Danny Grissett on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass, and Johnathan Blake on drums.^[1] Four tracks feature the full quintet. The other tracks feature arrangements in quartet, trio and duo, and on two tracks Harrell performs solo. This is a departure from Harrell's previous four albums, in which 35 of the total 36 tracks featured the full quintet. Four tracks were recorded with no prior rehearsal – exhibiting the confidence and tightness of the group.^[2]

Reception

JazzTimes noted the group's chemistry and called the album "the most adventurous and eclectic of the five he's done for HighNote."^[3] AllMusic stated that Harrell "continues to surprise" with this album.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blue 'n' Boogie"	Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli	4:20
2.	"Right as Rain"	Tom Harrell	3:20
3.	"No. 5"	Tom Harrell	8:24
4.	"Journey to the Stars"	Tom Harrell	6:34
5.	"GT"	Tom Harrell	8:55
6.	"Present"	Tom Harrell	6:44
7.	"Star Eyes"	Gene de Paul	5:28
8.	"Preludium"	Tom Harrell	4:07
9.	"The Question"	Tom Harrell	3:09
10.	"Melody in B-Flat"	Tom Harrell	4:06
11.	"A Blue Time"	Tadd Dameron[3]	4:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[4]

• Tom Harrell – composer, primary artist, producer, flugelhorn, trumpet
• Wayne Escoffery – producer, sax (tenor)
• Danny Grissett – piano, fender rhodes
• Ugonna Okegwo – bass
• Johnathan Blake – drums
• Tadd Dameron – composer
• Gene De Paul – composer
• Frank Paparelli – composer
• Joe Fields – executive producer
• Angela Harrell – producer
• Rich Lamb – assistant engineer
• Mike Marciano – engineer
• Salvatore Corso – photography
• John Kelman – liner notes
• Keiji Obata – design