Yet with the passage of time, the excellence of his best work has become abundantly clear. Live Right Now 2. Ballad For My Love 4. Lovely Is Today 5. Theme in Search of a T. Commercial 6. His immediately recognizable sound is beautifully showcased on this disc.
Frankly, he never sounded better on tenor than he does here, his tone luminous, the freak high notes perfectly integrated into his uniquely swinging style, his ballad phrasing infused with an even more poignant singing quality.
He had a crack backup piano trio in tow, anchored by his old cohort Billy Hart on drums who sounds freer than ever , with the emerging Jacky Terrasson on piano and George Mraz on bass. As a document of Eddie Harris in full bloom as a hard bopper, Freedom Jazz Dance is marvelous, but reveals only one side of this bewilderingly multi-faceted, innovative musician — and as such, it is an incomplete memorial.
Freedom Jazz Dance Stars Fell On Alabama Little Sunflower
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