Herb Harris Jazz Trio Live - Relaxin & Groovin CD

Relaxin & Groovin
Herb Harris Jazz Trio Live

Drummer/percussionist Herb Harris has returned to Jazz after many years of symphonic music, Broadway shows, and television music production. After his early years of traveling with Vaudeville show and dance bands, Herb worked with Roy Eldridge, Pee Wee Russell, Pops Foster, Art Hodes, Joe Wilder, Ron Carter, Walt Levinsky, and Urbie Green. He played with the New York Philharmonic for 24 years and has returned to his first love, Jazz.

Here is his message about this recording:

“The members of our trio are musicians who have music backgrounds of every nature – classical, contemporary, symphonic and chamber, theatre, pop, soul, ethnic and more. As with many fine jazz musicians, these affinities are expressed in our performance.

We respond well to each other musically and personally. Listening carefully is a natural component of our existence and, as you will hear, an idea expressed by one of us is often restated by the others, with their own twist. Thus, with this interplay and the command of our instruments, we are able to achieve freedom of expression and the beauty of collective creation.”

- HERB HARRIS

Musicians:

HERB HARRIS drums, leader
RICHARD DREXLER piano
MARK NEUENSCHWANDER bass

Record Label: Cool Breeze Recordings
Catalog # NA

Produced by Herb Harris
Recorded in February 2004 at DaGiorgio Restorante, Anna Maria Island, FL

PRICE: $15

DISC ONE

1) SOFTLY AS A MORNING SUNRISE 7:23
(Romberg)
2) ONCE I LOVED 9:21
(Jobim)
3) SOUL EYES 9:38
(Waldron)
4) BLUE ‘N BOOGIE 7:00
(Gillespie)
5) I DIG YOUR DO 8:55
(Dial)
6) DIXIE DANCE 8:01
(Drexler)
7) QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS 7:58
(Jobim)

DISC TWO

1) WHILE WE’RE YOUNG 7:54
(Young)
2) IF I WERE A BELL 5:58
(Loesser)
3) EARLY IN THE MORING 6:40
(Drexler)
4) CAREFREE 8:15
(Drexler)
5) LAURA 6:50
(Raskin, Mercer)

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