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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.

A Cloud of Red Dust
Studio album debut by Stefon Harris
Released	1998
Recorded	October 6-7, 1997
Studio	Avatar Studios, Manhattan, New York City
Genre	Post-bop Hard bop
Length	48:37
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Billy Banks, Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris chronology
A Cloud of Red Dust (1997) Black Action Figure (1999)

Professional ratings

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

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

All tracks composed by Stefon Harris; except where noted.

Personnel

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

Technical

• Jim Anderson - recording, mixing
• Deborah Feingold - photography

References

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