A Cloud of Red Dust

A Cloud of Red Dust
A Cloud of Red Dust
Studio album debut by Stefon Harris
Recorded	October 1997
Genre	Post-bop; Hard bop
Length	48:37
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Billy Banks, Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris chronology

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

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.

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[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sophistry Harris"
2.	"And This Too Shall Pass"
3.	"Nature Music"
4.	"In the Garden of Thought"
5.	"Drum Storm"
6.	"The Prophet"
7.	"Sacred Forest"
8.	"A Cloud of Red Dust"
9.	"One String Blues"
10.	"Jamo"
11.	"For You Mom & Dad"

Personnel[]

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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c A Cloud of Red Dust at AllMusic
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 657–658. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[AM-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c A Cloud of Red Dust at AllMusic

[Penguin-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 657–658. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader	Soundtrack to Human Motion (1998) Facing Left (2000) Black Stars (2001) Modernistic (2002) The Bandwagon (2002) Same Mother (2004) Artist in Residence (2006) Ten (released 2010) All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (2014)
With Charles Lloyd	Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (co-led, 2012) Passin' Thru (2016)
With others	Baida (Ralph Alessi, 2012) A Cloud of Red Dust (Stefon Harris, 1997) Live at Tonic (Christian McBride, 2005) Lost in a Dream (Paul Motian, 2009) Friendly Fire (Joe Lovano and Greg Osby, 1998) Banned in New York (Greg Osby, 1997) Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Henry Threadgill, 2015) Refraction – Breakin' Glass (Trio 3, 2012) Loverly (Cassandra Wilson, 2007)