EDDIE HARRIS ORIGINAL '70 ATLANTIC LP LIVE AT NEWPORT

EDDIE HARRIS LIVE AT NEWPORT LPCategory / Style / Moods: Jazz * Mainstream Jazz * Jazz-Funk * Soul-Jazz * Hard Bop * Fusion17.77 / 2008-01-31 S asocc1970 ATLANTIC US LPTITLE: LIVE AT NEWPORTARTIST: EDDIE HARRISCONDITIONCOVER: VGVINYL: VG+Click here for info on grading and abbreviationsOUT OF PRINT ORIGINAL PRESSClick the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 11.Children's SongHarris 2.Carry on BrotherHarris 3.Don't You Know the Future's in Space4.Silent MajorityMcDaniels 5.Walk Soft6.South SideReview by Richard S. Ginell Eddie Harris hit the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival head on with his satchel of electronic sax gear, funky soul/jazz track record, and a quartet with Jodie Christian now anchored on electric piano. Naturally there would be some funk on display ("Carry on Brother") and guest vocalist Eugene McDaniels, composer of "Compared to What," comes up with a lame, hectoring sequel, "Silent Majority." Yet a good deal of this truncated edition of Harris' Newport set is pitched at a more abstract level. "Don't You Know the Future's in Space," with its tumbling drums and outbreaks of near freeform reed trumpet (a Harris invention), is already in progress when we fade into the track, and "South Side" is a rough-and-tumble jazz sprint, with Harris delivering a complex cerebral solo. 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. As a bonus, the LP includes a short post-set speech in which Harris prophesizes that his reed trumpet will be a godsend for brass players (who, alas, completely ignored it). This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal