Hand in Hand is a studio album by American jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller with Kenny Garrett on alto saxophone, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Steve Nelson on vibraphone, Christian McBride on bass, and Lewis Nash on drums. The record was released in 1993 by Novus Records. It is Miller's ninth album as a bandleader.
Reception Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "Mulgrew Miller, a talented McCoy Tyner-influenced pianist, leads an all-star septet on much of this date. The main stars, however, are Miller's nine diverse originals which range from modal to Monkish. With tenor-saxophonist Joe Henderson appearing on five selections, trumpeter Eddie Henderson on six and altoist Kenny Garrett heard throughout the full CD, Miller has a perfect frontline to interpret his tricky but logical originals."
Zan Stewart of the Los Angeles Times noted: "Pianist and composer Miller, making his Novus debut after eight sessions for Landmark, presents a splendid assortment of nine modern mainstream originals—one's by pianist Donald Brown—that are inventive, warm, visceral, swinging, direct and unabashedly musical."
Track listing
Personnel Band Mulgrew Miller – piano, composer, liner notes, producer Kenny Garrett – sax (alto), sax (soprano) Eddie Henderson – flugelhorn, trumpet Joe Henderson – sax (tenor) Christian McBride – bass Lewis Nash – drums Steve Nelson – vibraphone
Production Steve Backer – director Daniela Barcelo – design Orrin Keepnews – producer Danny Miller – photography Jacqueline Murphy – art direction James Nichols – mastering, mixing
Chart performance Chart Peakposition Billboard Top Jazz Albums (1993)17
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