Eddie Harris Sings the Blues
Album by Eddie Harris
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| Studio album by Eddie Harris | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | July 25, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Brunswick Recording Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1625 | |||
| Producer | Marvin Lagunoff, Eddie Harris | |||
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Eddie Harris Sings the Blues is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1972 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic review called the album "Another fascinating installment in Harris' long Atlantic period".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated
- "Please Let Me Go" - 7:10
- "Ten Minutes to Four" - 4:57
- "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) - 3:50
- "Walk With Me" - 4:20
- "Eddie Sings the Blues" - 12:30
- "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) - 8:38
Personnel
- Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone
- Muhal Richard Abrams - electric piano
- Ronald Muldrow - electric guitar (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6)
- Rufus Reid - bass, electric bass (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6)
- Billy James - drums, boobam (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6)
- Burgess Gardner, Frank Gordon - trumpet (tracks 4 & 5)
- Steve Galloway - trombone (tracks 4 & 5)
- Willie Henderson - baritone saxophone (tracks 4 & 5)
- Edmund Lee Bauer, Sol Bobrov, E. Zlatoff Mirsky - violin (tracks 4 & 5)
- Bruce K. Hayden, Harold K. Kupper - viola (tracks 4 & 5)
- Karl B. Fruh - cello (tracks 4 & 5)
- Andre Fischer - drums (track 4)
- Marshall Thompson - percussion (track 4 & 6)
- Vivian Harrell, Marilyn Haywood, Mary Ann Stewart - backing vocals
- Richard Evans - arranger (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
References
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- Exodus to Jazz (1961)
- Mighty Like a Rose (1961)
- Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961)
- A Study in Jazz (1962)
- Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies (1962)
- Bossa Nova (1963)
- For Bird and Bags (1964)
- Cool Sax, Warm Heart (1964)
- Here Comes the Judge (1964)
- Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1965)
- The In Sound (1965)
- Mean Greens (1966)
- The Tender Storm (1967)
- The Electrifying Eddie Harris (1968)
- Plug Me In (1968)
- Silver Cycles (1968)
- Free Speech (1969)
- Come On Down! (1970)
- Second Movement (1971)
- Instant Death (1971)
- Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (1972)
- Excursions (1973)
- E.H. in the U.K. (1974)
- Is It In (1974)
- I Need Some Money (1974)
- Bad Luck Is All I Have (1975)
- That Is Why You're Overweight (1975)
- The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t 1976 (1975)
- How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
- I'm Tired of Driving (1978)
- Playin' with Myself (1979)
- Sounds Incredible (1980)
- Steps Up (1981)
- The Real Electrifying Eddie Harris (1982)
- High Voltage (1969)
- Swiss Movement (1969)
- Live at Newpoart (1970)
- Pourquoi L'Amérique (1968)
- Soul to Soul (1971)
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