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Eddie Harris: Harmonic Genius

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
July 12, 2023
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Long underrated in the pantheon of jazz greats, Eddie Harris (born 1943; died 1996) was an eclectic and imaginative saxophonist whose career was marked by a hearty appetite for experimentation. For quite some time, he was far more popular with audiences than with critics, many of whom denigrated him for his jazz-pop, rock-and funk- influenced fusion, outside improvisations, bizarre electronic effects, new crossbreeding of traditional instruments, blues crooning, and even comedy. Look him up. Needless to say, I buy EH records and tonight lets check-in on some recent acquisitions from his late '60s work. And as usual, we'll check out new releases, recent acquisitions and works from the archive.

Playlist

Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:00

Kahil El'Zabar

drums
b.1953

" data-original-title="" title="">Kahil El'Zabar "Eddie Harris" from A Time For Healing (Spiritmuse Records) 02:30

Eddie Harris

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Harris "1974 Blues" from Silver Cycles (Atlantic) 10:24

Eddie Harris

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Harris "Free Speech" from Free Speech (Atlantic) 14:52

Erroll Garner

piano
1921 - 1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Erroll Garner "Blue and Sentimental" from 7" Single (Atlantic) 24:51

Sexmob

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Sexmob "Blue and Sentimental" from Dime Grind Palace (Ropeadope Records) 27:52

Tyshawn Sorey

drums
b.1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Tyshawn Sorey Trio "In What Direction Are You Headed?" from Continuing (Pi Recordings) 35:25

Lee Morgan

trumpet
1938 - 1972

" data-original-title="" title="">Lee Morgan Trio "Speed Ball" from The Gigolo (Blue Note) 46:11

Eddie Harris

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Harris "Lovely Is Today" from Plug Me In (Atlantic) 52:40

Eddie Harris

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Harris "Is There A Place for Us" from High Voltage (Atlantic) 57:05

Eddie Harris

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Harris "More Soul, Than Soulful" from Cool Sax Warm Heart (Atlantic) 1:03:01

Javier Nero

trombone

" data-original-title="" title="">Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra "The Blues Reincarnated" from Kemet (The Black Land) (Outside In Music) 1:08:22

Yu Nishiyamna "A Lotus in the Mud" from A Lotus in the Mud (Outside In Music) 1:17:58

Gene Ammons

saxophone, tenor
1925 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Gene Ammons "Glue Gene" from Blue Gene (Prestige) 1:26:39

Billie Holiday

vocals
1915 - 1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Billie Holiday "(Hush Now) Don't Explain" from Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (CBS) 1:40:33

Duke Ellington

piano
1899 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington And His Orchestra "C Jam Blues" from Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Featuring Paul Gonsalves (Fantasy) 1:43:33

Sarah Buechi

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Sarah Buechi,

Franz Hellmuller

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Franz Hellmuller,

Rafael Jerjen

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Rafael Jerjen "Moon River" from Moon Trail (Intakt Records) 1:49:43

Tim Berne

saxophone, alto
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Tim Berne,

Aurora Nealand

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Aurora Nealand,

Hank Roberts

cello
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Hank Roberts "Oceans And" from Moon Trail (Intakt Records) 1:54:27

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