Harold Harris

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Harold Harris (born August 22, 1934 in Lafayette (Indiana) ) was an American jazz musician ( piano , composition ) whose style was based on both Erroll Garner and Red Garland .

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Harris attended Jefferson High School and then studied Sociology and Physical Education at Purdue University ; he also performed in the Lafayette room. After completing his military service in the US Army, he moved to Chicago in 1958 , where he worked full-time in the social welfare office and performed in clubs at night. Harris was able to record two albums for Vee Jay Records under his own name ; the first, Here's Harold , was released in 1960. The pianist then played with bassist Lennell Glass and drummer George Harps. In addition to his own compositions, Harris interpreted standards such as " I Could Write a Book ", " Over the Rainbow " and " I Can't Get Started ". 1962 was followed by a recording from a nightclub in Chicago, in which Harris had a two-year engagement, At the Playboy Club (Vee Jay), with titles like "What Kind of Fool Am I" or "When Your Lover Has Gone". It was not until 1995 that Harris got the opportunity to record two more albums at the Sparrow Sound Design studio in Chicago, which were released by Japanese labels: Bluesville Revisited + 3 (Interplay) recorded Harris in a trio with Lennell Glass and Charles Pittman (drums); Luis Blue was composed in a quintet with Eddie Wade (guitar), Spurling Banks (bass), Steven Yates (drums) and Ben Farnandis (vocals).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harold Harris Albums. Fresh Sound Records , accessed March 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Robert Pruter, Robert L. Campbell, Armin Büttner, Robert Stallworth Boxer (discography)
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 17, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Harris, Harold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Lafayette (Indiana)