The Gene Harris Quartet • It's The Real Soul

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
Gene Harris was a very consistent pianist, always infusing the standards and ballads that he interpreted with soul and the blues feeling. On this live set (recorded in Pittsburgh), Harris and his regular quartet of the period (with guitarist Ron Eschete, bassist Luther Hughes, and drummer Paul Humphrey) perform typically soulful versions of "Summertime," "You Don't Know Me," "Lady Be Good" (taken at a relaxed tempo), and "That's All." Veteran tenor saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess is featured on four other numbers: two of his originals plus "Straight No Chaser" and "My Funny Valentine." The music overall is predictably excellent, for all of Harris' Concord recordings are easily recommended.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-the-real-soul-mw0000186970

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Gene Harris fue un pianista muy consistente, infundiendo siempre soul y sentimiento blues a los standards y baladas que interpretaba. En este directo (grabado en Pittsburgh), Harris y su cuarteto habitual de la época (con el guitarrista Ron Eschete, el bajista Luther Hughes y el batería Paul Humphrey) interpretan versiones típicamente soul de "Summertime", "You Don't Know Me", "Lady Be Good" (tomada a un tempo relajado) y "That's All". El veterano saxofonista tenor y flautista Frank Wess aparece en otros cuatro números: dos de sus originales más "Straight No Chaser" y "My Funny Valentine". La música en general es predeciblemente excelente, ya que todas las grabaciones de Harris en Concord son fácilmente recomendables.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-the-real-soul-mw0000186970

Tracks:
1 - Summertime
Composed By – George Gershwin

2 - You Don't Know Me
Music By – Eddy Arnold
Written-By – Cindy Walker

3 - Lady Be Good
Composed By – George Gershwin

4 - Straight, No Chaser
Composed By – Thelonious Monk

5 - Menage A Bleu
Composed By – Frank Wess

6 - My Funny Valentine
Composed By – Richard Rodgers

7 - Estoril Soul
Composed By – Frank Wess

8 - That's All
Composed By – Bob Haymes


Credits:
    Bass – Luther Hughes
    Coordinator [Production] – Kathleen Vance
    Drums – Paul Humphrey
    Flute – Frank Wess (tracks: 4, 6)
    Guitar – Ron Escheté
    Liner Notes – W. Royal Stokes
    Mastered By – George Horn
    Mixed By – Phil Edwards
    Piano – Gene Harris
    Producer – Allen Farnham, John Burk
    Recording Supervisor – Alan Varner
    Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: 5, 7)

Recorded live at the Manchester Craftmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA March 10 & 11, 1995.

Label:    Concord Jazz – CCD-4692
Format:   
CD, Album
Country:    US
Released:    1996
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Soul-Jazz, Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/4549015-The-Gene-Harris-Quartet-Its-The-Real-Soul

 

 

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