Harris in 2007 | |
Background information | |
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Birth name | Barry Doyle Harris |
Born | December 15, 1929 (age 89) |
Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Genres | Bebop, hard bop, mainstream jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, composer, teacher |
Instruments | Piano |
Labels | Prestige, Riverside, Xanadu |
Associated acts | Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Yusef Lateef, Ryo Fukui |
Website | barryharris.com |
Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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1958 | Breakin' It Up | Argo | Trio, with William Austin (bass), Frank Gant (drums) |
1960 | Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop | Riverside | Trio, with Sam Jones (bass), Louis Hayes (drums); in concert |
1960 | Listen to Barry Harris | Riverside | Solo piano |
1960–61 | Preminado | Riverside | One track solo piano; other tracks trio, with Joe Benjamin (bass), Elvin Jones (drums) |
1961 | Newer Than New | Riverside | Quintet, with Lonnie Hillyer (trumpet), Charles McPherson (alto sax), Ernie Farrow (bass), Clifford Jarvis (drums) |
1962 | Chasin' the Bird | Riverside | Trio, with Bob Cranshaw, (bass), Clifford Jarvis (drums) |
1967 | Luminescence! | Prestige | Sextet, with Slide Hampton (trombone), Junior Cook (tenor sax), Pepper Adams (baritone sax), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Lenny McBrowne (drums) |
1968 | Bull's Eye! | Prestige | Some tracks trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Billy Higgins (drums); some tracks quintet, with Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Charles McPherson (tenor sax), Pepper Adams (baritone sax) added |
1969 | Magnificent! | Prestige | Trio, with Ron Carter (bass), Leroy Williams (drums) |
1972 | Vicissitudes | MPS | Trio, with George Duvivier (bass), Leroy Williams (drums) |
1975 | Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron | Xanadu | Trio, with Gene Taylor (bass), Leroy Williams (drums) |
1976 | Live in Tokyo | Xanadu | Trio, with Sam Jones (bass), Leroy Williams (drums); in concert |
1978 | Barry Harris Plays Barry Harris | Xanadu | Trio, with George Duvivier (bass), Leroy Williams (drums) |
1979 | The Bird of Red and Gold | Xanadu | Solo piano; Harris also sings on one track |
1984 | For the Moment | Uptown | Trio, with Rufus Reid (bass), Leroy Williams (drums); in concert |
1990 | Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Twelve | Concord | Solo piano |
1991 | Confirmation | Candid | Quartet, with Kenny Barron (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Ben Riley (drums); in concert |
1991 | Barry Harris in Spain | Nuba | Trio, with Chuck Israels (bass), Leroy Williams (drums); in concert |
1995 | Live at 'Dug' | Enja | Trio, with Kunimitsu Inaba (bass), Fumio Watanabe (drums); in concert |
1996 | First Time Ever | Alfa Jazz | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Leroy Williams (drums) |
1998 | I'm Old Fashioned | Alfa Jazz | Most tracks trio, with George Mraz (bass), Leroy Williams (drums); two tracks with Barry Harris Family Chorus (vocals) added |
2000 | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Venus | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Leroy Williams (drums) |
2002 | Live in New York | Reservoir | Quintet, with Charles Davis (tenor sax), Paul West (bass), Leroy Williams (drums); in concert |
2004 | Live from New York!, Vol. One | Lineage | Trio, with John Webber (bass), Leroy Williams (drums) |
2009 | Live in Rennes | Plus Loin | Trio, with Mathias Allamane (bass), Philippe Soirat (drums); in concert |