The Vibe (Roy Hargrove album)
| The Vibe | ||||
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| Released | April 8, 1992 | |||
| Studio | BMG Recording Studios, NYC | |||
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| Length | 61:04 | |||
| Label | Novus/RCA PD90668 | |||
| Producer | Larry Clothier | |||
| Roy Hargrove chronology | ||||
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The Vibe is the third studio album by trumpeter Roy Hargrove (also credited as the Roy Hargrove Quintet), released on April 8, 1992, by Novus/RCA Records.[1][2][3] The album's lineup includes Hargrove in a quintet with alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, pianist Marc Cary, bassist Rodney Whitaker, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson, plus a number of guest artists.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, commented: "Hargrove (still just 22) [is] already on his way to being one of the better hard bop-based trumpeters in jazz... A fine example of Hargrove's rapidly emerging style."[1] Entertainment Weekly's Josef Woodard described the album as "yet further variations, though confidently stated ones, on the theme of '60s-brand jazz nostalgia", deducing that "The Vibe shows that Hargrove is still in the formative stages of a potentially brilliant career."[5] Music journalist Angélika Beener, in an interview with The New York Times, praised Hargrove's third track, "Where Were You?", writing that he "delivers a soul-altering solo, channeling 50 years of jazz trumpet history and its future in every breath", and that "For all his reach, his home was always the ballad."[6] The Rolling Stone Album Guide added: "Here the youthful core quintet plays with the more seasoned [musicians], who don't swing as hard as their counterparts".[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Roy Hargrove except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Vibe" | Marc Cary | 6:32 |
| 2. | "Caryisms" | 7:02 | |
| 3. | "Where Were You?" | 5:02 | |
| 4. | "Alter Ego" | James Williams | 6:33 |
| 5. | "The Thang" | 5:07 | |
| 6. | "Pinocchio" | Wayne Shorter | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Milestones" | Miles Davis | 6:03 |
| 8. | "Things We Did Last Summer" | 5:40 | |
| 9. | "Blues for Booty Green's" | 6:27 | |
| 10. | "Runnin' Out of Time" | Cary | 7:45 |
| Total length: | 61:04 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Roy Hargrove – trumpet
- Antonio Hart – alto saxophone
- Branford Marsalis (6, 10), David "Fathead" Newman (4) – tenor saxophone
- Frank Lacy (6, 8, 10) – trombone
- Marc Cary – piano
- "Cap'n" Jack McDuff – Hammond B3 organ (9)
- Rodney Whitaker – bass
- Gregory Hutchinson – drums
Production
- Larry Clothier – producer, mixing
- James P. Nichols – recording engineer, mastering, mixing
- Sandy Palmer Grassi – assistant recording engineer
- Roy Hargrove – mixing, liner notes
- Marc Cary – mixing
- Steve Backer – series director
- Ria Lawerke – art direction
- Jacqueline Murphy – design
- Ruedi Hofman – photography
References
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "The Vibe – Roy Hargrove | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ Gliožeris, Slava. "ROY HARGROVE — The Vibe". www.jazzmusicarchives.com. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "The Vibe 30th anniversary". royhargroveofficial.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ a b H.B. (1999). Swenson, John (ed.). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide (2nd ed.). Random House. p. 289. ISBN 0-679-76873-4. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Woodard, Josef (July 31, 1992). "Music Review: 'The Vibe'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ Moore, Marcus J.; Beener, Angélika (August 6, 2025). "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Roy Hargrove". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2026.