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Released
  
1970

Live at Newport (1970)
  
Second Movement (1971)

Release date
  
1970

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
38:29

Artist
  
Eddie Harris

Label
  
Rhino Atlantic

Producers
  
Joel Dorn, Eddie Harris

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Recorded
  
July 12, 1970 Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island

Eddie Harris albums
  
Instant Death, Cool Sax from Hollywoo, Silver Cycles, High Voltage, Come on Down!

Eddie harris gene mcdaniels silent majority live at newport


Live at Newport is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1970 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "These advanced tracks didn't win him any points with the critics of the time but hindsight reveals that harmonically as well as electronically, Harris was ahead of most of the pack".

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

  1. "Children's Song" - 6:13
  2. "Carry on Brother" - 5:12
  3. "Don't You Know the Future's in Space" - 8:05
  4. "Silent Majority" (Gene McDaniels) - 5:47
  5. "Walk Soft" - 4:15
  6. "South Side" - 8:57

Personnel

  • Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone
  • Jodie Christian - piano, electric piano
  • Louis Spears - bass
  • Robert Crowder - drums
  • Eugene McDaniels - vocals (track 4)
  • Songs

    1Children's Song (Live At Newport)6:13
    2Carry On Brother (Live At Newport)5:13
    3Don't You Know Your Future's In Space (Live At Newport)8:06

    References

    Live at Newport (Eddie Harris album) Wikipedia