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The vast majority of Gene Harris' Concord albums of the '80s and '90s were small-group efforts, which is probably just as well because the acoustic pianist had more room to stretch out and improvise when he was leading a trio, quartet, or quintet. But Harris did have a chance to oversee a big band when he led the Philip Morris Superband in the late '80s and early '90s. In 2002, Concord reissued Harris' two albums with the Superband -- Live at Town Hall, N.Y.C. and World Tour 1990 -- as the double-CD Big Band Soul. While Live at Town Hall, N.Y.C. was recorded at a New York concert in 1989, World Tour 1990 was recorded in a Sydney, Australia, studio the following year. Despite the fact that one is a live album and the other is a studio date, the albums are quite similar. Both favor arrangements that are very mindful of Count Basie, and both are enjoyable even if they are rather staid and fall short of essential. Nonetheless, there are some noteworthy soloists on this two-CD set, including tenor man James Moody on "Old Man River," trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison on "When It's Sleepy Time Down South," and alto saxophonist Jerry Dodgion on Duke Ellington's "Warm Valley" (which finds the saxman paying tribute to longtime Ellington altoist Johnny Hodges). Vocalists, thankfully, are not excluded; Ernie Andrews has some pleasing spots on "Our Love Is Here to Stay" and "I'm Just a Lucky So and So," while Ernestine Anderson is featured on "There Is No Greater Love" and "You're My Everything." Big Band Soul isn't recommended to casual listeners, but serious collectors will want to hear this double-CD (assuming they haven't already purchased the two albums separately).
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
Erroll Garner, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
Gene Harris, MainArtist - Leon Rene, ComposerLyricist - Otis Rene, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Muse, ComposerLyricist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - John Miller, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
Mack David, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
John Clayton, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
Alan Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - Dorival Tostes Caymmi, ComposerLyricist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
Eddie Delange, ComposerLyricist - Louis Alter, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Dubose Heyward, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mort Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Young, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
Marty Symes, ComposerLyricist - Isham Jones, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
Ted Persons, ComposerLyricist - Mercer Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Concord Records, Inc.
DISC 2
Charlie Christian, ComposerLyricist - Benny Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Mundy, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Quincy D. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Gene Harris, MainArtist - Thaddeus J. Jones, ComposerLyricist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
RAY BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - Sidney Keith Russell, ComposerLyricist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Bob Hilliard, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - David A. Mann, ComposerLyricist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Oscar Pettiford, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Harry Edison, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
John Clayton, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Horace Silver, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Gene Harris, MainArtist - Neil Hefti, ComposerLyricist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Gene Harris, MainArtist - The Philip Morris Superband, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Concord Records, Inc.
Album review
The vast majority of Gene Harris' Concord albums of the '80s and '90s were small-group efforts, which is probably just as well because the acoustic pianist had more room to stretch out and improvise when he was leading a trio, quartet, or quintet. But Harris did have a chance to oversee a big band when he led the Philip Morris Superband in the late '80s and early '90s. In 2002, Concord reissued Harris' two albums with the Superband -- Live at Town Hall, N.Y.C. and World Tour 1990 -- as the double-CD Big Band Soul. While Live at Town Hall, N.Y.C. was recorded at a New York concert in 1989, World Tour 1990 was recorded in a Sydney, Australia, studio the following year. Despite the fact that one is a live album and the other is a studio date, the albums are quite similar. Both favor arrangements that are very mindful of Count Basie, and both are enjoyable even if they are rather staid and fall short of essential. Nonetheless, there are some noteworthy soloists on this two-CD set, including tenor man James Moody on "Old Man River," trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison on "When It's Sleepy Time Down South," and alto saxophonist Jerry Dodgion on Duke Ellington's "Warm Valley" (which finds the saxman paying tribute to longtime Ellington altoist Johnny Hodges). Vocalists, thankfully, are not excluded; Ernie Andrews has some pleasing spots on "Our Love Is Here to Stay" and "I'm Just a Lucky So and So," while Ernestine Anderson is featured on "There Is No Greater Love" and "You're My Everything." Big Band Soul isn't recommended to casual listeners, but serious collectors will want to hear this double-CD (assuming they haven't already purchased the two albums separately).
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 02:06:45
- Main artists: Gene Harris The Philip Morris Superband
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 Concord Records, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
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