Barry Harris: Live in Rennes
Copy at Case Memorial Library
Contents: She — All God's chillun got rhythm — I'll keep loving you — A time for love — My heart stood still — 6, 5, 7, 3 — Ruby my dear — To Duke with love & Prelude to a kiss — Off minor — Light blue — Tea for two — Nascimento — Parker's mood — Em-Barry-Harris-able you.
"The bebop pianist Barry Harris communicates elegance and erudition in all that he touches, but he’s also a decidedly old-school jazz foot soldier, committed to breezy wit and companionable slang. 'Live in Rennes' (Plus Loin) finds him in excellent form at a festival in Brittany, France, last fall, not quite six weeks before his 80th birthday. He’s working with what amounts to a good pickup rhythm section, and he’s rummaging through his carry-on for repertory: songs by Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker, with a few originals and songbook staples mixed in. The album nicely captures his blend of the casual and the courtly, including his banter with the audience" (Nate Chinen, "Playlist," New York Times, 7/11/10).
Contents: She — All God's chillun got rhythm — I'll keep loving you — A time for love — My heart stood still — 6, 5, 7, 3 — Ruby my dear — To Duke with love & Prelude to a kiss — Off minor — Light blue — Tea for two — Nascimento — Parker's mood — Em-Barry-Harris-able you.
"The bebop pianist Barry Harris communicates elegance and erudition in all that he touches, but he’s also a decidedly old-school jazz foot soldier, committed to breezy wit and companionable slang. 'Live in Rennes' (Plus Loin) finds him in excellent form at a festival in Brittany, France, last fall, not quite six weeks before his 80th birthday. He’s working with what amounts to a good pickup rhythm section, and he’s rummaging through his carry-on for repertory: songs by Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker, with a few originals and songbook staples mixed in. The album nicely captures his blend of the casual and the courtly, including his banter with the audience" (Nate Chinen, "Playlist," New York Times, 7/11/10).
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