The up-tempo tunes mostly follow the same pattern. Robinson in turn picks up where Hargrove left off, followed by pianist Gerald Clayton and all unite on the head in classic old-school fashion. Opening with pianist Cedar Walton's "I'm Not Sure," Hargrove and saxophonist Justin Robinson splice together Lee Morgan-type harmonies on the main theme, before Hargrove takes the first of several impressive solos with which he peppers the set. There isn't a fractured rhythm within earshot, nor an obscure time signature, just unpretentious, good-time music. This may seem like a superfluous statement, after all, which artist doesn't want to please the listening public? What Hargrove means, is that the aim of the game is to offer up catchy melodies with a minimum of unnecessary artistic baggage tunes as opposed to ambience, sweet harmony in place of dissonance. In the liner notes, trumpeter Roy Hargrove declares that Earfood was recorded to bring pleasure to the listener.
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