Live at Newport (Eddie Harris album)
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | July 12, 1970 Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1595 | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn, Eddie Harris and Marvin Lagunoff | |||
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Live at Newport is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1970 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic review stated "These advanced tracks didn't win him any points with the critics of the time but hindsight reveals that harmonically as well as electronically, Harris was ahead of most of the pack".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated
- "Children's Song" – 6:13
- "Carry on Brother" – 5:12
- "Don't You Know the Future's in Space" – 8:05
- "Silent Majority" (Gene McDaniels) – 5:47
- "Walk Soft" – 4:15
- "South Side" – 8:57
Personnel
[edit]- Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone, varitone
- Jodie Christian – piano, electric piano
- Louis Spears – bass
- Robert Crowder – drums
- Eugene McDaniels – vocals (track 4)
References
[edit]- ^ Atlantic Records discography accessed May 11, 2012
- ^ Eddie Harris Discography, accessed June 22, 2017
- ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2012