Listen to Barry Harris
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{{Infobox album
| name = Listen to Barry Harris
| type = Studio
| artist = Barry Harris
| cover = Listen to Barry Harris.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1961
| recorded = December 7, 1960| venue =
| studio = Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 38:30
| label = Riverside
RLP 392
| producer = Orrin Keepnews
| chronology = Barry Harris
| prev_title = Preminado
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Newer Than New
| next_year = 1961
}}
Listen to Barry Harris (subtitled Solo Piano) is a solo album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-300-series/#rlp-392 Riverside Records discography] accessed September 11, 2012
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = Down Beat
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}Down Beat: March 29, 1962 vol. 29, no. 7
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=653}}
}}
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Jim Todd stating, "Split between standards and originals, the set hears the 31-year-old pianist evoking Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and occasional hints of Fats Waller in performances that defy easy classification as bop, swing, or mainstream. Essentially, it's Harris working within the songs, opening up new pathways in and around the melodic and harmonic structures".Todd, J. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/listen-to-barry-harris-mw0000046433 Allmusic Review], accessed September 11, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated
- "The Londonderry Air" (Traditional) - 4:10
- "Mutattra" - 3:14
- "Louise" (Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 3:43
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 4:01
- "Ascension" - 3:48
- "Anachronism" - 4:51
- "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:53
- "Teenie" - 3:42
- "Sphere" - 4:01
- "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 2:07
Personnel
References
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Category:Riverside Records albums