''Playin' with Myself'' is a solo album by saxophonist/pianist

Eddie Harris Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-k ...

, recorded in 1979 and released on the RCA label.

Reception

The '' Bay State Banner'' noted that "gone are the feeble attempts at humor and funk, and instead Harris attacks his tenor sax with some vigor and emotion." Richard S. Ginell of

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wrote: "On his second and last RCA LP, Harris strips everything down to just tenor sax and acoustic grand piano -- with himself overdubbing on both -- in an austere, uncompromising series of sessions in several studios. A bold move, particularly for RCA (which probably didn't give a damn anymore), one that few players would dare attempt and fewer could pull off. For Harris, this is only a partial success; some tracks are wandering and anarchic, others are quite musical and one in particular, the title track, actually swings quite well without a rhythm section".

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris # "Playin' with Myself" – 4:40 # "Freedom Jazz Dance" – 3:53 # "Vextious Progressions" – 4:35 # "There Is No Time" – 4:46 # "Trane's In" – 6:55 # "Plain Old Rhythm" – 5:45 # "What" – 10:20 # "Intransit" – 7:53 # "I Heard That" – 1:41

Personnel

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

References

{{Authority control Eddie Harris albums 1979 albums RCA Records albums