Live at Newport (Eddie Harris album) explained

Live at Newport
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Eddie Harris
Cover:	Live at Newport (Eddie Harris album).jpg
Released:	1970
Recorded:	July 12, 1970 Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:29
Label:	Atlantic SD 1595
Producer:	Joel Dorn, Eddie Harris and Marvin Lagunoff
Chronology:	Eddie Harris
Prev Title:	Come on Down!
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Second Movement
Next Year:	1971

Live at Newport is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1970 and released on the Atlantic label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "These advanced tracks didn't win him any points with the critics of the time but hindsight reveals that harmonically as well as electronically, Harris was ahead of most of the pack".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

1. "Children's Song" – 6:13
2. "Carry on Brother" – 5:12
3. "Don't You Know the Future's in Space" – 8:05
4. "Silent Majority" (Gene McDaniels) – 5:47
5. "Walk Soft" – 4:15
6. "South Side" – 8:57

Personnel

• • Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone, varitone Jodie Christian – piano, electric piano
• Louis Spears – bass
• Robert Crowder – drums
• Eugene McDaniels – vocals (track 4)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1500-series/#sd-1595 Atlantic Records discography
2. http://www.eddieharris.com/#discography Eddie Harris Discography
3. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2012