Exodus to Jazz
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| Studio album by Eddie Harris | ||||
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| Label (s) | Vee-Jay Records | |||
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LP, CD |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
34:43 |
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Sid McCoy |
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Exodus to Jazz is the debut album by US jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris , recorded in 1961 and released on Vee-Jay Records that same year .
review
The review by Allmusic , which gave the album five out of five stars, stated: One of the greatest jazz LPs of the post-rock and roll era, Eddie Harris, Exodus to Jazz, seemed completely out of the blue . It was the debut album by a hitherto unknown artist from a little-noticed scene in Chicago and was released on the primarily R&B-oriented label Vee Jay, which Harris originally hired as a pianist rather than a tenor saxophonist. The impetus for his breakthrough was just as unthinkable; Harris adapted Ernest Gold's stately, dark theme from the biblical film Exodus […] .
Track list
Unless otherwise noted, all tracks were composed by Eddie Harris
- "Exodus" ( Ernest Gold ) - 6:38
- "Alicia" - 3:39
- "Gone Home" - 2:53
- "ATC" - 5:31
- "AM Blues" ( Willie Pickens ) - 2:45
- "Little Girl Blue" ( Lorenz Hart , Richard Rodgers ) - 3:21
- "Velocity" - 5:08
- "WP" (Pickens) - 4:31
Web links
- M. Callahan, D. Edwards: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978)
- Eddie Harris discography
Individual evidence
- ^ RS Ginell: Allmusic Review