Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop explained

Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Barry Harris
Cover:	Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	May 15–16, 1960
Venue:	The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, California
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:30
Label:	Riverside RLP 12-326
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Barry Harris
Prev Title:	Breakin' It Up
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Preminado
Next Year:	1961

Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop is a live album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in San Francisco in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Pianist Barry Harris' second recording as a leader (he led a set for Argo in 1958) finds him at the age of 30 playing in the same boppish style he would have throughout his career".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated

1. "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Bill Austin, Louis Jordan) - 5:31
2. "Curtain Call" - 3:45
3. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 4:42
4. "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) - 6:13
5. "Lolita" - 3:59
6. "Morning Coffee" - 4:52
7. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 5:08
8. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 4:43

Personnel

• Barry Harris - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Louis Hayes - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-300-series/#rlp-12-326 Riverside Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed September 11, 2012