Jazz Articles about Harris Simon

Harris Simon: The Mastery of Passion

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 18, 2010

Dopo oltre trent'anni vengono ripubblicati undici brani originariamente incisi fra il 1978 e il 1980 da un gruppo guidato dal pianista Harris Simon che poteva contare fra le sue fila nomi illustri come quello di Michael Brecker (il vero mattatore di queste sedute di registrazione), Joe Farrell, Claudio Roditi, Michael Urbaniak e altri. Harris Simon è stata una delle tante meteore che hanno caratterizzato la musica fusion fin dagli inizi, con case discografiche spesso confuse e desiderose solo di trovare ...

Harris Simon: The Mastery of Passion

by Larry Taylor
March 26, 2010

Discovering gold in reissues going 30 years back is always a pleasure. Such is the case with Harris Simon's The Mastery of Passion, featuring selections from CDs first released on Japan's Pony Canyon label--New York Connection (1978) and Swish (1980).

Simon was in his early twenties at the time of these dates, fast gaining recognition as a pianist and composer. He was approached by producers George Klabin and Jeff Kaufman to assemble a topnotch group, and gathered several stars-to-be: tenor ...