Gene Harris of the Three Sounds

1972 studio album by Gene Harris

Gene Harris of the Three Sounds

Studio album by

Gene Harris

Released| 1972
Recorded| June 29–30, 1972
Studio| A&R Studios, New York City
Genre| Jazz-funk[1]
Label| Blue Note
Producer| Wade Marcus
Gene Harris chronology
| The 3 Sounds
(1971)  | Gene Harris of the Three Sounds
(1972)  | Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Gene Harris of the Three Sounds is an album by American pianist Gene Harris recorded in 1972 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] Although the title refers to Harris' group The Three Sounds the album is usually recognised as a solo effort as none of the other original members of the group participated in the recording.

## Reception

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The Allmusic review awarded the album 2½ stars.[3]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

## Track listing

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1. "Django" (John Lewis)
2. "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers)
3. "A Day in the Life of a Fool" (Luiz Bonfá, Carl Sigman)
4. "John Brown's Body" (Traditional; arranged by Wade Marcus)
5. "Listen Here" (Eddie Harris)
6. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer)
7. "Killer Joe" (Benny Golson)
8. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington)

* Recorded at A&R Studios in New York City on June 29 (tracks 1, 3 & 4) and June 30 (tracks 2 & 5-7), 1972.

## Personnel

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Musicians

* Gene Harris - piano
* Sam Brown, Cornell Dupree \- guitar
* Ron Carter \- bass
* Freddie Waits \- drums
* Johnny Rodriguez - conga
* Omar Clay - percussion, vibes
* Wade Marcus \- arranger

Production

* George Butler \- executive producer
* Don Hahn - recording

## References

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1. ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
2. ^ Blue Note Records discography, accessed January 10, 2010.
3. ^ a b Allmusic Review, accessed January 10, 2010.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* The 3 Sounds (1971)
* Gene Harris of the Three Sounds (1972)
* Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (1973)
* Astral Signal (1974)
* Nexus (1975)
* In a Special Way (1976)
* Tone Tantrum (1977)

Live albums|

* Gene Harris at Maybeck (1992)
* Live in London (1996)
* Another Night in London (1996)

Related articles|

* The Three Sounds
* Niki Haris (daughter)

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The Three Sounds

Gene Harris, Andy Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

Group
albums|

* Branching Out (and Nat Adderley, 1958)
* Introducing the 3 Sounds (1958)
* Bottoms Up! (1958–59)
* LD + 3 (and Lou Donaldson, 1959)
* Good Deal (1959)
* Blue Hour (and Stanley Turrentine, 1960)
* Feelin' Good (1960)
* Here We Come (1960)
* It Just Got to Be (1960)
* Moods (1960)
* Hey There (1961)
* Babe's Blues (1961–62)
* Anita O'Day & the Three Sounds (1962)
* Black Orchid (1962)
* Standards (1959/62)
* Blue Genes (1962)
* Out of This World (1962)
* The Three Sounds Play Jazz on Broadway (1962)
* Some Like It Modern (1963)
* Live at the Living Room (1964)
* Beautiful Friendship (1965)
* Three Moods (1965)
* Today's Sounds (1966)
* Vibrations (1966)
* Live at the Lighthouse (1967)
* Coldwater Flat (and Oliver Nelson, 1968)
* Elegant Soul (1968)
* Soul Symphony (1969)
* Live at the 'It Club' (Gene Harris & The Three Sounds, 1970)
* The 3 Sounds (Gene Harris, 1971)
* Gene Harris of the Three Sounds (Gene Harris, 1972)

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