Tom Harrell

American trumpet player (born June 16, 1946 in Urbana, Illinois).

Moved to San Francisco at age five, and was playing in small groups around Palo Alto when 13. Toured with [a=Stan Kenton] in 1969 and with [a=Woody Herman] 1970-1971, then joined [a=Horace Silver] in 1973 and moved to New York. Later worked with [a=Cecil Payne], [a=Lee Konitz], [a=Phil Woods] and others.