1992
January 1992
Roy’s third quintet album The Vibe is recorded at BMG Recording Studios, New York, NY
Release of The Jazz Networks’ Tokyo Sessions (Straight to the standards)
Roy is featured on the album New York Stories along with Danny Gatton, Joshua Redman, Bobby Watson, Franck Amsallem, Charles Fambrough, Yuron Israel
March 1992
Roy records with Jackie McLean for his album Rhythm of the Earth at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
April 1992
Roy’s third album The Vibe is released
Featuring:
Roy Hargrove (tp)
Antonio Hart (as)
Marc Cary (p)
Rodney Whitaker (b)
Greg Hutchinson (d)
Plus:
David Fathead Newman (ts)
Branford Marsalis (ts)
Frank Lacy (tb)
Jack McDuff (organ)
Spring/summer 1992
Roy tours North America, Japan and Europe with his quintet, including his first performance at Monterey Jazz Festival
november 1992
The Jazz Networks record Beauty and the Beast
1993
february 1993
The Jazz Networks’ Beauty and the Beast is released
Featuring
Roy Hargrove (tp)
Antonio Hart (as)
Yutaka Shiina (p)
Tomoyuki Shima (b)
Masahiko Osaka (d)
Roy is featured on Slide Hampton & The Jazzmasters Dedicated to Diz, recorded at the Village Vanguard, NY
April 1993
Roy is featured on Steve Coleman’s The Tao of Mad Phat
May 1993
Roy’s first live album Of Kindred Souls is released
Featuring
Roy Hagrove (tp)
Ron Blake (ts)
Gary Bartz (as)
Andre Hayward (tb)
Marc Cary (p)
Rodney Whitaker (b)
Greg Hutchinson (d)
September 1993
Roy performs The Love Suite: In Mahogany, written by Roy on commission from Jazz at Lincoln Center, with his quintet and two special guests at Alice Tully Hall
Featuring
Roy Hargrove (tp)
Ron Blake (ts)
Marc Cary (p)
Rodney Whitaker (b)
Greg Hutchinson (d)
with special guests:
Jesse Davis (as)
Andre Hayward (tb)
1994
January 1994
Roy records his new album With the Tenors of Our Time
april 1994
Roy performs at Carnegie Hall for the 50th Anniversary of Verve Records alongside Ray Brown, Christian McBride, Hank Jones, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Washington, Kenny Burrell, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, J.J. Johnson and Betty Carter.
The Jazz Networks’ Blues n Ballads is released
Featuring
Roy Hargrove (tp)
Jesse Davis (as)
Joshua Redman (ts)
Yutaka Shiina (p)
Rodney Whitaker (b)
Koji Yamashita (b)
Masahiko Osaka (d)