''Live at the 'It Club' '' is a live album by
Gene Harris and
The Three Sounds which was recorded in California in 1970 but not released on the
Blue Note label until 1996.
Encyclopedia del Jazz: Gene Harris discography
accessed January 25, 2018.
Reception
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's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted, "''Live At the "It Club"'' shows the Three Sounds pulling out funky, gritty rhythms out of their basic bluesy hard-bop sound. The group's funky influences are most noticeable in the rhythm section of drummer Carl Burnette and bassist Henry Franklin, who had been playing with Harris for only a short time when this set was recorded. The rhythm section pushes Harris, making the music loose and swinging -- the groove matters more than anything on the album. Occasionally, the energy of the Three Sounds lags, but ''Live at the "It Club"'' is an enjoyable piece of grooving soul-jazz".
Track listing
All compositions by Gene Harris except where noted
# "Funky Pullett" (Monk Higgins) − 7:40
# "I'm Still Sad" − 8:45
# " On Green Dolphin Street" ( Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
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Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes ...
) − 7:20 Additional track on CD release
# "Baby Man" (Higgins) − 5:20
# " Love for Sale" (Cole Porter
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) − 8:00
# "Sittin' Duck" (Higgins) − 7:30
# "Tammy's Breeze" − 5:40 Additional track on CD release
# " John Brown's Body" (Traditional) − 8:00 Additional track on CD release
Personnel
* Gene Harris − piano
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* Henry Franklin
Henry "Skipper" Franklin (born Henry Carl Franklin on October 1, 1940) is an American jazz double bassist.
Career
Franklin played on Hugh Masekela's 1968 number one single, "Grazing in the Grass," as well as with Masekela's band at the Monte ...
− bass
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* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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* Carl Burnett − drums
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References
{{The Three Sounds
1996 live albums
The Three Sounds live albums
Blue Note Records live albums
Albums produced by Monk Higgins