Hero Worship (Hal Crook album)

Infobox Album | Name = Hero Worship
Type = Studio Album
Artist = Hal Crook


Released = 1997
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Jazz
Length = 67 minutes
Label = RAM Records
Producer = Raimondo Meli Lupi
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jk4gtq7zmu4p link]
Last album = "Narayani"
(1997)
This album = "Hero Worship"
(1997)
Next album = "Stray Dog"
(2001)

"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

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

Personnel

*Hal Crook — trombone, 5-voice digital harmonizer
*Mick Goodrick — guitar
*Paul Motian — drums