Sunday, June 24, 2007

Eddie Harris

Ohhhhh baby! Not taking anything away from John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, or Cannonball Adderley, but this cat can swing. For all the, comparatively, unsung studs of the sax like Coleman Hawkins, Ike Quebec, Sonny Stitt, Eric Dolphy, and all the others, a reminder that (1) we have been blessed with thousands and thousands of phenomenal musicians and (2) a cool groove does wonders for the soul.

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