Magnificent! Explained

Magnificent!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Barry Harris
Cover:	Magnificent!.jpg
Released:	1970
Recorded:	November 25, 1969 New York
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:13
Label:	Prestige PR 7733
Producer:	Don Schlitten
Chronology:	Barry Harris
Prev Title:	Bull's Eye!
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Vicissitudes
Next Year:	1972

Magnificent! is an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Jim Todd stating, "Magnificent brilliantly illustrates Barry Harris' unique rapport with the bop piano tradition. Absolutely unlike the enervating, curatorial approach of the neo-con movement, Harris deals with the tradition as a continuum, perpetually rejuvenating and extending it".^[2] Awarding the album a maximum four-star rating, The Penguin Guide to Jazz identified it as part of their recommended "core collection".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated

1. "Bean and the Boys" (Coleman Hawkins) - 6:41
2. "You Sweet and Fancy Lady" - 4:04
3. "Rouge" - 4:15
4. "Ah-Leu-Cha" (Charlie Parker) - 4:00
5. "Just Open Your Heart" - 6:05
6. "Sun Dance" - 4:21
7. "These Foolish Things" (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) - 5:20
8. "Dexterity" (Parker) - 4:27

Personnel

• Barry Harris - piano
• Ron Carter - bass
• Leroy Williams - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7700-series/#pr-7733 Prestige Records discography
2. Todd, J. Allmusic Review, accessed September 7, 2012
3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-14-103401-0 . 653–654.