Shelter (Craig Harris album)

1987 studio album by Craig Harris and Tailgaters Tales

Shelter

Studio album by

Craig Harris and Tailgaters Tales

Released| 1987
Recorded| November & December 1986
Media Sound, New York City
Genre| Jazz
Length| 43:18
Label| JMT
JMT 870 008
Producer| Stefan F. Winter
Craig Harris chronology
| Tributes
(1985)  | Shelter
(1987)  | Blackout in the Square Root of Soul
(1988)

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Shelter is an album by trombonist Craig Harris and Tailgaters Tales which was recorded in 1986 and released on the JMT label.[1][2]

## Reception

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The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick called it "An uneven set, but the highlights and generally fine level of playing make Shelter worth a listen, depending on one's tolerance for mawkishness".[3]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Craig Harris

1. "Africans Unite" – 4:42
2. "Shelter Suite:" – 17:26
1. "Shelter"
2. "Subway Scenarios"
3. "Sea of Swollen Hands"
4. "Three Hots and a Cot"
5. "Shelter (Reprise)"
6. "Bags and Rags"
3. "Cootie" – 7:12
4. "Reminiscing" – 4:56
5. "Sound Sketches" – 9:00

## Personnel

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* Craig Harris – trombone, didgeridoo
* Don Byron – clarinet, bass clarinet
* Eddie Allen – trumpet
* Anthony Cox – bass
* Pheeroan Aklaff – drums
* Rod Williams – piano (track 1)
* Tunde Samuel – vocals (tracks 1 & 2)

## References

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1. ^ Craig S. Harris discography, accessed October 3, 2014
2. ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed October 3, 2014
3. ^ a b Olewnick, B., Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2014
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 655\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Craig Harris

Studio albums|

* Black Bone (1984)
* Shelter (1986)
* Blackout in the Square Root of Soul (1987)
* Cold Sweat Plays J. B. (1989)
* 4 Play (1990)
* F-Stops (1993)

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