Tone Tantrum Explained
Tone Tantrum is an album by American jazz pianist Gene Harris, recorded in 1977 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] [2]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Gene Harris never veered closer to mainstream jazz-funk than Tone Tantrum – a slick, propulsive record... Still, while the sound is radio-friendly, the quality and complexity of the performances serve as a potent reminder that Tone Tantrum is first and foremost a jazz record, and a solid (if unconventional) one at that, purists be damned.[3]
Track listing
- "As" (Stevie Wonder) – 7:38
- "If You Can't Find Love Let Love Find You" (Jerry Peters) – 6:14
- "A Minor" (Peters) – 7:23
- "Stranger in Paradise" (Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 5:15
- "Peace of Mind" (Al McKay) – 4:33
- "Cristo Redentor Part 1" (Duke Pearson) – 4:55
- "Cristo Redentor Part 2" (Pearson) – 4:52
- Recorded at Total Experience Studios in Los Angeles, California in March–May, 1977.
Personnel
- Gene Harris – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
- Jerry Peters – electric piano, synthesizer, vocals, arranger
- Al McKay, John Rowin – electric guitar
- Anthony Jackson, Robert Popwell, Chuck Rainey, Verdine White – electric bass
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Harvey Mason, Alvin Taylor – drums
- Jerry Steinholz – percussion
- Ralph Beecham – vocals
- Kenneth Yerke, Blanche Belnick, Harry Bluestone, Bonnie Douglas, Assa Drori, Ron Folsom, Winterton Garvey, William Henderson, Janice Gower, Mary Ann Kinggold, Rollice Dale, Denyse Buffum, Paul Pavlonick, Dennis Karmazyn, Selene Hurford, Richard Feves – strings
- Dorothy Ashby – harp
- Donald Byrd, Ray Jackson, George Thatcher, Maurice Spears, Donald Cook, Earl Dumler, David Crawford – horns
- Venetta Fields, D.J. Rogers, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, Oren Waters, Deneice Williams, AnnEsther Davis, Gary Gairet – backing vocals
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-bn-la-series/#bn-la-760-h Blue Note Records discography
- Book: Elegant Soul: The Life and Music of Gene Harris . 2005 . Caxton Press . 92.
- Ankeny, J. AllMusic Review, accessed January 10, 2011.
