Hero Worship (Hal Crook album)

Hero Worship
Studio album by Hal Crook
Released 1997
Recorded 1996
Genre Jazz
Length 67 minutes
Label RAM Records
Producer Raimondo Meli Lupi
Hal Crook chronology

Narayani
(1997)		 Hero Worship
(1997)		 Stray Dog
(2001)
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Hero Worship was Hal Crook's fifth album as a leader, and the second album he released for RAM Records.

This album was Crook's first recording using the 5-voice digital harmonizer, which connected to a microphone attached to his trombone's bell. The harmonizer generate up to 5 additional "voices" at preset intervals, which allowed Crook to play chordal lines using an otherwise multiphonic instrument. The early-generation harmonizer did not distinguish between major and minor intervals, which created a distinctive effect.

Track listing

  1. Noticed Moments — 3:44
  2. Bluezo — 7:25
  3. A Simpler Time — 8:57
  4. Night and Day — 7:13
  5. Teen Mind — 8:46
  6. Cathedral Song — 2:59
  7. My Funny Valentine — 6:42
  8. Hero Worship — 8:22
  9. Falling Grace — 5:11
  10. You Do Something To Me — 7:47

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