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Instant Death (album)

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Released
  
1972

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Atlantic SD 1611

Recorded
  
December 7, 1971

Length
  
36:24

Studio
  
Brunswick Recording Studios, Chicago

Instant Death is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album "one of Eddie Harris's stronger Atlantic albums of the 1970s".

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

  1. "Instant Death" - 5:46
  2. "Little Wes" (Ronald Muldrow) - 7:30
  3. "Zambezi Dance" (Harris, Muldrow, Muhal Richard Abrams, Master Henry Gibson, Billy James) - 4:09
  4. "Summer's on Its Way" - 7:46
  5. "Nightcap" - 5:08
  6. "Superfluous" - 3:18
  7. "Tampion" - 2:47

Personnel

  • Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone, reed trumpet, cowbell, shaker, horn vocals
  • Muhal Richard Abrams - electric piano, African whistle
  • Ronald Muldrow - electric guitar
  • Rufus Reid - bass, electric bass
  • Billy James - drums
  • Master Henry Gibson - congas, African talking drum

    • References

    Instant Death (album) Wikipedia
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