Wow! We can never get enough of Eddie Harris. Despite all of the silly situations he's ended up
in over the years, an album like
In Sound
still stands as a beautiful testament to all of the raw power
in Eddie's playing. His tone is perfect, and totally unique – and he plays here
with Cedar Walton on piano, Ron Carter on bass, Billy Higgins on drums, and the great Ray Codrington on trumpet, who also played
with the JFK Quintet. No tricks here, just incredibly solid jazz playing, on tracks like Eddie's famous "Freedom Jazz Dance", plus "Born To Be Blue" and "Cryin' Blues". Mean
Greens is another example of classic 60s soul jazz material by Eddie – and proof that the move to Atlantic was a good one! As usual
with Eddie's 60s sessions, the players are very hip – and feature an amalgamation of younger and lesser-known talents like Melvin Jackson, Ray Codrington, and Sonny Philips. Cedar Walton also plays some
lovely piano on the record, giving a few tracks a bit more of a lyrical touch than usual – and Eddie responds to this nicely
in his solos. Includes an early take of "Listen Here",
with Eddie on electric piano, next to Sonny Philips' organ. Also
with "Goin' Home", "Blues
In the Basement", and "Mean
Greens".
(Out of print.)