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What's remarkable about Introducing the Three Sounds is how the trio's lightly swinging sound arrived fully intact. From the basis of this album, it sounds as if pianist Gene Harris, bassist Andrew Simpkins, and drummer William Dowdy have been playing together for years. There's empathetic, nearly intuitive interplay between the three musicians, and Harris's deft style already sounds mature and entirely distinctive. There's no question that this music is easy to listen to, but dismissing it because of that would be wrong -- there's genuine style in their light touch and in Harris' bluesy compositions. The Three Sounds never really deviated from the sound they established on Introducing, but that's one of the things that is so remarkable -- they were fully formed on their very first album. Even if it was a peak, it wasn't the only peak in their career. They would often match the heights of this album, but this debut remains a shining jewel in their catalog, and the way to become acquainted with their sound. [The CD reissue of Introducing the Three Sounds contains the five outtakes plus the alternate take of "Goin' Home" that originally comprised the Japanese album, Introducing the Three Sounds, Vol. 2.]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jack Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Simpkins, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gene Harris, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - WALTER GROSS, ComposerLyricist - The Three Sounds, MainArtist - Bill Dowdy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Blue Note Records
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Ann Ronell, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Simpkins, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Harris, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - The Three Sounds, MainArtist - Bill Dowdy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Simpkins, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gene Harris, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - The Three Sounds, MainArtist - Bill Dowdy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Blue Note Records
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Simpkins, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gene Harris, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - The Three Sounds, MainArtist - Bill Dowdy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Blue Note Records
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Simpkins, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gene Harris, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - The Three Sounds, MainArtist - Bill Dowdy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Blue Note Records
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Simpkins, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gene Harris, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - The Three Sounds, MainArtist - Bill Dowdy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Blue Note Records
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Dizzy Gillespie, Composer - Andrew Simpkins, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Harris, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Passman, Composer - The Three Sounds, MainArtist - Bill Dowdy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Alfredo Mazzucchi, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eduardo Di Capua, Composer - Andrew Simpkins, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gene Harris, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Capurro, Author - The Three Sounds, MainArtist - Bill Dowdy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Blue Note Records
Album review
What's remarkable about Introducing the Three Sounds is how the trio's lightly swinging sound arrived fully intact. From the basis of this album, it sounds as if pianist Gene Harris, bassist Andrew Simpkins, and drummer William Dowdy have been playing together for years. There's empathetic, nearly intuitive interplay between the three musicians, and Harris's deft style already sounds mature and entirely distinctive. There's no question that this music is easy to listen to, but dismissing it because of that would be wrong -- there's genuine style in their light touch and in Harris' bluesy compositions. The Three Sounds never really deviated from the sound they established on Introducing, but that's one of the things that is so remarkable -- they were fully formed on their very first album. Even if it was a peak, it wasn't the only peak in their career. They would often match the heights of this album, but this debut remains a shining jewel in their catalog, and the way to become acquainted with their sound. [The CD reissue of Introducing the Three Sounds contains the five outtakes plus the alternate take of "Goin' Home" that originally comprised the Japanese album, Introducing the Three Sounds, Vol. 2.]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:48
- Main artists: The Three Sounds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2013 Blue Note Records ℗ 2013 Blue Note Records
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