Harold Harris was a jazz pianist, who played, by the time he began recording, in a style that drew in roughly equal parts from Erroll Garner and Red Garland. Harris was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on August 22, 1934. He graduated from Jefferson High School and enrolled at Purdue University, majoring in Sociology and Physical Education; he also began playing gigs in and around Lafayette. After two years in the US Army, he moved to Chicago in 1958, where he took a day job with the Welfare Department and played gigs at night, first in a duet with Lennell Glass, then a trio with Glass and George Harps. What little we know about Harris has been taken from the notes to his first Vee-Jay LP, released in 1961, which were written by Barbara J. Gardner.
According to Gardner's notes, in December 1960 Al Williams, of the Four Step Brothers, heard the trio playing a National Guard Armory dance. Williams signed Harris to a management contract. In January 1961 Williams got the trio a job (the first contract was for 2 weeks, 3 nights a week) at the Playboy Club; the engagement was ultimately extended for at least two years. A contract with Vee-Jay soon followed the Playboy Club gig. Vee-Jay would record two Harris LPs.
In 1963 or thereabouts, Harold Harris made a second LP for Vee-Jay, "Live at the Playboy Club," which included 7 tracks by the trio. The front cover shows the trio at the club with two Playboy bunnies, but the recording was not actually live, it was either recorded in the empty club or in a studio. In 1995, after a long hiatus, Harris recorded two CDs at Sparrow Sound Design in Chicago. These were eventually released on the Japanese Absord/Interplay label.
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Harold Harris era un pianista de jazz que tocaba, cuando empezó a grabar, con un estilo que se inspiraba a partes iguales en Erroll Garner y Red Garland. Harris nació en Lafayette, Indiana, el 22 de agosto de 1934. Se graduó en el Jefferson High School y se matriculó en la Universidad de Purdue, especializándose en Sociología y Educación Física; también empezó a tocar en conciertos en Lafayette y sus alrededores. Tras dos años en el ejército estadounidense, se trasladó a Chicago en 1958, donde aceptó un trabajo diurno en el Departamento de Bienestar Social y tocó en conciertos nocturnos, primero en un dúo con Lennell Glass, y luego en un trío con Glass y George Harps. Lo poco que sabemos de Harris se ha extraído de las notas de su primer LP de Vee-Jay, publicado en 1961, que fueron escritas por Barbara J. Gardner.
Según las notas de Gardner, en diciembre de 1960 Al Williams, de los Four Step Brothers, escuchó al trío tocando en un baile del National Guard Armory. Williams firmó un contrato de gestión con Harris. En enero de 1961, Williams consiguió un trabajo para el trío (el primer contrato fue de dos semanas, tres noches a la semana) en el Playboy Club; el compromiso se prolongó finalmente durante al menos dos años. Un contrato con Vee-Jay pronto siguió a la actuación en el Playboy Club. Vee-Jay grabaría dos LPs de Harris.
En 1963, Harold Harris grabó un segundo LP para Vee-Jay, "Live at the Playboy Club", que incluía 7 temas del trío. La portada muestra al trío en el club con dos conejitas Playboy, pero la grabación no fue realmente en vivo, sino que se grabó en el club vacío o en un estudio. En 1995, tras un largo paréntesis, Harris grabó dos CD en Sparrow Sound Design, en Chicago. Estos se publicaron finalmente en el sello japonés Absord/Interplay.
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A1 - Swing Low 2:02
A2 - Again 2:53
A3 - Bluesville 3:10
A4 - Over The Rainbow 3:02
A5 - I Could Write A Book 3:17
B1 - A Little Understanding 3:05
B2 - Rapture 2:54
B3 - Perfidia 3:32
B4 - I Can't Get Started 3:01
B5 - Myra 3:02
Credits:
Bass – Lennell Glass
Drums – George Harps
Liner Notes – Barbara J. Gardner
Piano – Harold Harris
Recording Supervisor – Sid McCoy
Label: Vee Jay Records – LP-3018
Released: 1961
Genre: Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/Harold-Harris-Heres-Harold/release/5093659
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