Plug Me In (album)

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Released 1968 Artist Eddie Harris Producer Joel Dorn Genre Jazz		Length 26:58 Release date 1968 Label Rhino Entertainment

Recorded March 14 & 15, 1968New York City Plug Me In(1968) Pourquoi L'Amérique(1968) Similar Eddie Harris albums, Jazz albums

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Plug Me In is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label. This is the album referenced in the first line of Beastie Boys' song So What'cha Want, from their 1992 album Check Your Head.

Reception

The Allmusic review calls it "One of Eddie Harris's more underrated sessions... The only real fault to this enjoyable set is that the playing time is under 27 minutes". The record was arranged by another Chicago musician, Charles Stepney, who was mainly associated with Chess Records as a staff writer, arranger and producer at the time. Atlantic's Joel Dorn produced the set.

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

"Live Right Now" - 6:58
"It's Crazy" - 3:09
"Ballad (For My Love)" - 3:22
"Lovely Is Today" - 4:28
"Theme in Search of a T.V. Commercial" (Charles Stepney) - 4:11
"Winter Meeting" (Stepney) - 4:50

Recorded in New York City on March 14 (tracks 1, 2 & 5) and March 15 (tracks 3, 4 & 6), 1968

Personnel

Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone

Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens - trumpet

Garnett Brown (tracks 3, 4 & 6), Tom McIntosh (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - trombone

Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone

Jodie Christian - piano

Ron Carter (tracks 3, 4 & 6), Melvin Jackson (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - bass

Chuck Rainey - electric bass

Richard Smith, Grady Tate - drums

Songs

1Live Right Now6:59
2It's Crazy3:06
3Ballad (For My Love)3:19

References

Plug Me In (album) Wikipedia

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