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| Listen to Barry Harris ... Solo Piano |
| Barry Harris |
| első megjelenés éve: 1998 |
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| (2007)
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| 3.726 Ft
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| 1. | The Londonderry Air
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| 2. | Mutattra
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| 3. | Louise
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| 4. | Body and Soul
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| 5. | Ascension
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| 6. | Anachronism
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| 7. | I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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| 8. | Teenie
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| 9. | Sphere
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| 10. | Dancing in the Dark
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Jazz
Barry Harris - Piano
Unaccompanied recordings by modern pianists were quite rare in 1961 when Barry Harris created this magnificent program of solo music, and the then-uncommon format may explain why the album was not initially celebrated as the masterpiece that it is. Then as now, Harris was one of the most thoroughgoing students of modern piano, particularly the work of Art Tatum, Barry Harris, and Thelonious Monk. Each of these models is honored here, Tatum and Monk through thinly-coded original compositions "Mutattra" and "Sphere," and Powell on a tour-de-force "Ascension" that bears no relation to John Coltrane's later piece of the same name. There are also intensely moving ballad readings, especially on "The Londonderry Air" (more commonly known as "Danny Boy") and a display of unaffected soul on "Anachronism." Harris has recorded frequently in the ensuing decades; but Listen To... remains among his supreme studio performances.
* Ira Gitler - Liner Notes
* Joe Tarantino - Remastering
* Ken Deardoff - Cover Design
* Orrin Keepnews - Producer
* Ray Fowler - Engineer
Second-generation bop pianist Barry Harris puts the spotlight on the songs in this 1960 solo excursion. Split between standards and originals, the set hears the 31-year-old pianist evoking Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and occasional hints of Fats Waller in performances that defy easy classification as bop, swing, or mainstream. Essentially, it's Harris working within the songs, opening up new pathways in and around the melodic and harmonic structures. The opening track, "Londonderry Air" (aka "Danny Boy"), provides a clue to Harris' method. He plays the song straight, but subtly brings out the simple, fresh, and elegant possibilities in the traditional folk melody. The same creative process is worked out on the other tracks, which allude to Harris' key influences, but also make clear his own contribution -- an appealingly updated, modernistic approach -- to the jazz piano tradition. Among the standards, "Body and Soul" is given a thoughtful, illuminating reading. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is handled with a natural, sophisticated ease. The centerpieces are the originals "Ascension" and "Anachronism." The former, the most boppish track on the CD, has a long shifting melody that lets Harris tastefully demonstrate the depth of his technical and improvisational skills. "Anachronism" is a blues, pure and simple, a timeless statement drawn from the tradition and from Harris' unique ability to keep the tradition vital and progressive.
---Jim Todd, All Music Guide
Barry Harris
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Dec 15, 1929 in Detroit, MI
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Standards
One of the major bop pianists of the last half of the 20th century, Barry Harris has long had the ability to sound very close to Bud Powell, yet he can also do convincing impressions of Thelonious Monk and has his own style within the bop idiom. He was an important part of the Detroit jazz scene of the 1950s, and has been a jazz educator since that era. Harris recorded his first set as a leader while in 1958, and moved to New York in 1960, where he spent a short period with Cannonball Adderley's Quintet. He also recorded with Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet, Yusef Lateef, and Hank Mobley, and was with Coleman Hawkins off and on throughout the decade (including Hawk's declining years). In the 1970s, Harris was on two of Sonny Stitt's finest records (Tune Up and Constellation), and made many recordings in a variety of settings for Xanadu. Barry Harris has mostly worked with his trio since the mid-'70s, and he has recorded as a leader for Argo (1958), Riverside, Prestige, MPS, Xanadu, and Red.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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