A pair of hard-to-find Blue Note albums from soul jazz piano master Gene Harris! 1971's Gene Harris/The Three Sounds is easily one of the hippest and funkiest records Harris made with his group the Three Sounds. Arrangements are by Monk Higgins but the sound is even heavier than the Higgins/Harris work of the late 60s and quite different than the straight trio material of their roots. Meanwhile, 1972's Gene Harris of the Three Sounds has him stepping away from his previous trio and really shining as the lead man on the record. The session features Harris with some righteous work on acoustic keys, but getting a sweet electric vibe from Wade Marcus, who handles all the backings on the date. A wonderfully soulful pairing with great results throughout. Original art including Of the Three Sounds' gatefold portrait of Harris as cosmic piano player with notes by Pat Thomas. CD debuts all around!
A**S
Love his "Elanor Rigby" Ahhhhh
Funky Gene! Two of his funkiest albums. Love his "Elanor Rigby" Ahhhhh, look at all the funky people!"
W**G
but some good early Gene Harris in it
Not quite what I expected, but some good early Gene Harris in it.
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Five Stars
cool
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Sam Brown
For those of us who remember the late guitarist Sam Brown, this one is worth it for his typically unique and precisely articulated Telecaster solo on "Killer Joe."I'm glad I finally stumbled onto this two-LP CD. I've got the original record buried away somewhere, but I'll be more than glad to be able to simply pop it in and listen in my car.
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