Live at the 'It Club' is a live album by Gene Harris and The Three Sounds which was recorded in California in 1970 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1996.[1][2]
| Live at the 'It Club' | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | March 6, 1970 | |||
| Venue | The 'It Club', Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:15 | |||
| Label | Blue Note B1-35338 | |||
| Producer | Monk Higgins | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted, "Live At the "It Club" shows the Three Sounds pulling out funky, gritty rhythms out of their basic bluesy hard-bop sound. The group's funky influences are most noticeable in the rhythm section of drummer Carl Burnette and bassist Henry Franklin, who had been playing with Harris for only a short time when this set was recorded. The rhythm section pushes Harris, making the music loose and swinging -- the groove matters more than anything on the album. Occasionally, the energy of the Three Sounds lags, but Live at the "It Club" is an enjoyable piece of grooving soul-jazz".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Gene Harris except where noted
- "Funky Pullett" (Monk Higgins) − 7:40
- "I'm Still Sad" − 8:45
- "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) − 7:20 Additional track on CD release
- "Baby Man" (Higgins) − 5:20
- "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) − 8:00
- "Sittin' Duck" (Higgins) − 7:30
- "Tammy's Breeze" − 5:40 Additional track on CD release
- "John Brown's Body" (Traditional) − 8:00 Additional track on CD release
Personnel
edit- Gene Harris − piano
- Henry Franklin − bass
- Carl Burnett − drums
References
edit- ^ The Three Sounds Catalog, accessed January 25, 2018
- ^ Encyclopedia del Jazz: Gene Harris discography accessed January 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Live at the It Club – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2018.