Exodus to Jazz

Exodus to Jazz is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1961 and released on the Vee-Jay label.

Exodus to Jazz
Studio album by Eddie Harris
Released	1961
Recorded	1961
Studio	Universal (Chicago)
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:43
Label	Vee-Jay VJLP 3016
Producer	Sid McCoy
Eddie Harris chronology
Exodus to Jazz (1961) Mighty Like a Rose (1961)

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Exodus to Jazz is full of concise, easy-swinging grooves that maintain the appealing quality of the strikingly reimagined title track (particularly Harris' four originals). Far removed from his later, funkier days, Harris plays a cool-toned tenor who owes his biggest debt to Stan Getz's bop recordings, though there are touches of soul-jazz as well... Exodus to Jazz paved the way for numerous other crossover successes during the '60s (many in the soul-jazz realm), and while that may not be a credibility-boosting trend to start, the music still speaks for itself".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

1. "Exodus" (Ernest Gold) - 6:38
2. "Alicia" - 3:39
3. "Gone Home" - 2:53
4. "A.T.C." - 5:31
5. "A.M. Blues" (Willie Pickens) - 2:45
6. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:21
7. "Velocity" - 5:08
8. "W.P." (Pickens) - 4:31

Personnel

• Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone
• Willie Pickens - piano
• Joe Diorio - guitar
• Bill Yancey - bass
• Harold Jones - drums
• Barbara Gardner - liner notes