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Released
  
1972

Length
  
41:25

Artist
  
Eddie Harris

Label
  
Rhino Atlantic

Recorded
  
July 25, 1972

Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (1972)
  
Excursions (1966-73)

Release date
  
1972

Genre
  
Jazz

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Studio
  
Brunswick Recording Studios, Chicago

Producer
  
Marvin Lagunoff, Eddie Harris

Similar
  
Eddie Harris albums, Jazz albums

Eddie Harris Sings the Blues is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1972 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album "Another fascinating installment in Harris' long Atlantic period".

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

  1. "Please Let Me Go" - 7:10
  2. "Ten Minutes to Four" - 4:57
  3. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) - 3:50
  4. "Walk With Me" - 4:20
  5. "Eddie Sings the Blues" - 12:30
  6. "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)

    • Songs

    1Please Let Me Go7:12
    2Ten Minutes To Four4:59
    3A Child Is Born3:51

    References

    Eddie Harris Sings the Blues Wikipedia
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