Joe Harriott Quintet And Sextet • Southern Horizons

 

Joseph Arthurlin 'Joe' Harriott was a Jamaican jazz musician and composer, whose principal instrument was the alto saxophone.

Initially a bebopper, he is now widely acknowledged as one of the worldwide pioneers of free jazz. He was educated at Kingston's famed Alpha Boys School, which produced a number of prominent Jamaican musicians. He moved to the UK as a working musician in 1951 and lived in the country for the rest of his life. Harriott was part of a wave of Caribbean jazz musicians who arrived in Britain during the 1950s, including Dizzy Reece, Harold McNair, Harry Beckett and Wilton Gaynair.

While recovering from tubercolosis in 1958, Harriott developed his own style of free jazz independently from Ornette Coleman, although he used a piano-based quintet (sax, trumpet, piano, drums, bass). They recorded “Free Form” (1960) and “Abstract” (1962), considered the manifestos of British free-jazz, and an even more radical experiment, “Movement” (1963).

In 1965 Harriott met Indian violinist John Mayer, who, after relocating to Britain in 1952, had already composed “Raga Music” (1952) for solo clarinet, “A Violin Sonata” (1955), the suite “Dances of India” (1958) for sitar, flute, tabla, tambura and orchestra, and “Shanta Quintet” (1966) for sitar and strings.

The two musicians formed the ensemble Indo-Jazz Fusions. Harriott thus pioneered the fusion with Indian music culminating with “Indo-Jazz Fusions” (September 1966) and the “Indo-Jazz Suite” (October 1966), two albums (mostly composed by Mayer) recorded by a double quintet: Harriott's jazz quintet and an Indian quintet led by Mayer plus Diwan Motihar on sitar, flute, tambura and tabla. He pursued this idea on “Hum-Dono” (1969), featuring Indian guitarist Amancio D'Silva, trumpeter Ian Carr and vocalist Norma Winstone.
Harriott died of cancer in January 1973.
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Joseph Arthurlin 'Joe' Harriott era un músico y compositor de jazz jamaicano, cuyo instrumento principal era el saxofón alto.

Inicialmente un bebopper, ahora es ampliamente reconocido como uno de los pioneros mundiales del jazz libre. Se educó en la famosa escuela Alpha Boys School de Kingston, de la que salieron varios músicos jamaicanos destacados. Se trasladó al Reino Unido como músico en activo en 1951 y vivió en el país durante el resto de su vida. Harriott formó parte de una ola de músicos de jazz caribeños que llegaron a Gran Bretaña durante el decenio de 1950, entre ellos Dizzy Reece, Harold McNair, Harry Beckett y Wilton Gaynair.

Mientras se recuperaba de la tuberculosis en 1958, Harriott desarrolló su propio estilo de free jazz independientemente de Ornette Coleman, aunque utilizó un quinteto basado en el piano (saxo, trompeta, piano, batería, bajo). Grabaron "Free Form" (1960) y "Abstract" (1962), considerados los manifiestos del free-jazz británico, y un experimento aún más radical, "Movement" (1963).

En 1965 Harriott conoció al violinista indio John Mayer, quien, tras su traslado a Gran Bretaña en 1952, ya había compuesto "Raga Music" (1952) para clarinete solista, "A Violin Sonata" (1955), la suite "Danzas de la India" (1958) para sitar, flauta, tabla, tambura y orquesta, y "Quinteto Shanta" (1966) para sitar y cuerdas.

Los dos músicos formaron el conjunto "Fusiones Indo-Jazz". Harriott fue así pionero en la fusión con la música india que culminó con "Indo-Jazz Fusions" (septiembre de 1966) y la "Indo-Jazz Suite" (octubre de 1966), dos álbumes (compuestos en su mayoría por Mayer) grabados por un doble quinteto: el quinteto de jazz de Harriott y un quinteto indio dirigido por Mayer más Diwan Motihar en sitar, flauta, tambura y tabla. Persiguió esta idea en "Hum-Dono" (1969), con el guitarrista indio Amancio D'Silva, el trompetista Ian Carr y la vocalista Norma Winstone.
Harriott murió de cáncer en enero de 1973.
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Tracks:

A1 - Joe Harriott Quintet - Still Goofin' - 2:45
A2 - Joe Harriott Quintet - Count Twelve - 3:38
A3 - Joe Harriott Quintet - Senor Blues - 4:00
A4 - Joe Harriott Sextet - Southern Horizons - 6:33
A5 - Joe Harriott Quintet - Jumpin' With Joe - 3:28
B1 - Joe Harriott Sextet - Liggin' - 5:48
B2 - Joe Harriott Sextet - Caravan - 5:40
B3 - Joe Harriott Sextet - You Go To My Head - 6:32
B4 - Joe Harriott Sextet - Tuesday Morning Swing - 3:00


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Joe Harriott
    Bass – Coleridge Goode
    Bongos – Frank Holder (tracks: A4, B1 to B4)
    Design [Cover] – Ken Deardoff
    Drums – Bobby Orr
    Engineer [Recording] – Dick Lazenby, Joe Meek
    Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
    Photography By – Mike Custa
    Piano – Harry South
    Producer – Denis Preston
    Trumpet – Hank Shaw (tracks: A1 to A3, A5)
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Shake Keane (tracks: A4, B1 to B4)

Notes
Recorded in London, England; May 5, 1959 and (A4, B1 to B4) April 8 and 21, 1960.

Label: Jazzland ‎– JLP 37
Released: 1960
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop
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