Philadelphia’s Pieces of a Dream hold a unique place in the contemporary jazz pantheon. Co-founded in 1976 by high school classmates Curtis Harmon (drums), James Lloyd (keyboards), and Cedric Napoleon (bass), they chose their name after Stanley Turrentine’s reading of Michel LeGrand’s “Pieces of Dreams.” The band was discovered by saxophonist and fellow Philadelphian Grover Washington, Jr., who signed them to Elektra. He produced and played on their eponymous debut album. It charted at Jazz and R&B and made the Top 200. Since then, 18 more of their albums have placed on various charts. They have been an international touring sensation since 1982. While Napoleon left the trio in 1990, he remained close to his former bandmates.
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