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The Three Sounds: Groovin' Hard: Live at the Penthouse 1964-1968

Read "Groovin' Hard: Live at the Penthouse 1964-1968" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


In the five years spanning 1958 to '62, not only a time of great consolidation and experimentation in jazz but a glorious age for the label, who would you guess was Blue Note Records' best-selling act? Thanks to their nine albums and nearly two dozen more jukebox singles, it was The Three Sounds. Led by pianist Gene Harris with constant bassist Andy Simpkins and a rotation of drummers, the Sounds helped solidify the acoustic piano trio as a ...

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The Three Sounds: Standards

Read "Standards" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Uncontainable. It is often said in any generic biography about almost any jazz pianist that they were skilled in playing the blues. This may or may not be true. In the case of Gene Harris, he should be the definition of jazz blues. His playing has always possessed a muscular, intelligent, double-fisted character that appealed to me. His range is encyclopedic with that ever-present tinge of gospel-blues that makes his performances very accessible to jazz buffs and nonjazz listeners alike. ...

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The Three Sounds: Babe's Blues

Read "Babe's Blues" reviewed by Douglas Payne


Bravo for pianist Gene Harris, who seems to have recently and belatedly been discovered. After churning out dozens of fine records in the 1960s for Blue Note, Verve, Mercury and Limelight, then drowning in funk and disco records in the 1970s, he finally gave it all up and retired to Idaho. Bassist Ray Brown coaxed him back into playing in the mid 1980s and the two formed a terrific group that recorded frequently for the Concord label.

Since then, Harris ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Groovin' Hard: Live...

Resonance Records
2016

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Standards

Blue Note Records
1998

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Babe's Blues

Blue Note Records
1997

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Moods

Blue Note
1960

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