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The Electrifying Eddie Harris
Type:	Album
Artist:	Eddie Harris
Cover:	The Electrifying Eddie Harris.jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	March 20, 1967 New York City
Genre:	Soul Jazz
Length:	35:17
Label:	Atlantic SD 1495
Producer:	Arif Mardin
Chronology:	Eddie Harris
Prev Title:	The Tender Storm
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Plug Me In
Next Year:	1968

The Electrifying Eddie Harris is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1967 and released on the Atlantic label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review states "This is one of tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris' most famous and significant LPs... A classic date".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

1. "Theme in Search of a Movie" (Charles Stepney) - 4:06
2. "Listen Here" - 7:42
3. "Judie's Theme" (Melvin Jackson) - 4:40
4. "Sham Time" - 6:50
5. "Spanish Bull" - 8:18
6. "I Don't Want No One But You" - 3:41

• Recorded in New York City on March 20, 1967

Personnel

• Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone
• Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman - trumpet (track 4)
• King Curtis - tenor saxophone (track 4)
• David Newman - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (track 4)
• Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone (track 4)
• Jodie Christian - piano
  • Melvin Jackson - bass Richard Smith - drums
• Ray Barretto, Joe Wohletz - percussion (tracks 2 & 5)
• Unnamed string section (track 1)
• Arif Mardin - arranger (tracks 1 & 4)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1495 Atlantic Records discography
2. http://www.eddieharris.com/#discography Eddie Harris discography
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 8, 2012