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Breakin' It Up

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Released
  
1959

Producer
  
Dave Usher

Release date
  
31 July 1958

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
July 31, 1958 Chicago

Artist
  
Barry Harris

Label
  
Argo

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Breakin' It Up (1958)
  
Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop (1960)

Similar
  
Barry Harris albums, Jazz albums

Breakin' It Up is the debut album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1958 and released on the Argo label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Jason Ankeney stating, "Barry Harris' debut Argo session captures a uniquely soulful interpretation of bop sensibilities. Light yet commanding, Breakin' It Up moves from strength to strength, belying the pianist's relative youth and inexperience".

Track listing

All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated

  1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:02
  2. "Ornithology" (Charlie Parker) - 3:27
  3. "Bluesy" - 4:31
  4. "Passport" (Parker) - 3:42
  5. "Allen's Alley"- 7:21 (Denzil Best)
  6. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:55
  7. "SRO" - 5:50
  8. "Stranger in Paradise" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) - 4:42

Personnel

  • Barry Harris - piano
  • William Austin - bass
  • Frank Gant - drums

    • Songs

    1All the Things You Are5:04
    2Ornithology3:32
    3Bluesy4:31

    References

    Breakin' It Up Wikipedia
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