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Eddie Harris: Harmonic Genius

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
July 12, 2023
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Long underrated in the pantheon of jazz greats, Eddie Harris (born 1943; died 1996) was an eclectic and imaginative saxophonist whose career was marked by a hearty appetite for experimentation. For quite some time, he was far more popular with audiences than with critics, many of whom denigrated him for his jazz-pop, rock-and funk- influenced fusion, outside improvisations, bizarre electronic effects, new crossbreeding of traditional instruments, blues crooning, and even comedy. Look him up. Needless to say, I buy EH records and tonight lets check-in on some recent acquisitions from his late '60s work. And as usual, we'll check out new releases, recent acquisitions and works from the archive.

Playlist

Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:00
Kahil El'Zabar "Eddie Harris" from A Time For Healing (Spiritmuse Records) 02:30
Eddie Harris "1974 Blues" from Silver Cycles (Atlantic) 10:24
Eddie Harris "Free Speech" from Free Speech (Atlantic) 14:52
Erroll Garner "Blue and Sentimental" from 7" Single (Atlantic) 24:51
Sexmob "Blue and Sentimental" from Dime Grind Palace (Ropeadope Records) 27:52
Tyshawn Sorey Trio "In What Direction Are You Headed?" from Continuing (Pi Recordings) 35:25
Lee Morgan Trio "Speed Ball" from The Gigolo (Blue Note) 46:11
Eddie Harris "Lovely Is Today" from Plug Me In (Atlantic) 52:40
Eddie Harris "Is There A Place for Us" from High Voltage (Atlantic) 57:05
Eddie Harris "More Soul, Than Soulful" from Cool Sax Warm Heart (Atlantic) 1:03:01
Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra "The Blues Reincarnated" from Kemet (The Black Land) (Outside In Music) 1:08:22
Yu Nishiyamna "A Lotus in the Mud" from A Lotus in the Mud (Outside In Music) 1:17:58
Gene Ammons "Glue Gene" from Blue Gene (Prestige) 1:26:39
Billie Holiday "(Hush Now) Don't Explain" from Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (CBS) 1:40:33
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra "C Jam Blues" from Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Featuring Paul Gonsalves (Fantasy) 1:43:33
Sarah Buechi, Franz Hellmuller, Rafael Jerjen "Moon River" from Moon Trail (Intakt Records) 1:49:43
Tim Berne, Aurora Nealand, Hank Roberts "Oceans And" from Moon Trail (Intakt Records) 1:54:27

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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor

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