Groovin’ Hard is a collection of previously unreleased live recordings of the legendary jazz trio, The Three Sounds, led by groove-master pianist Gene Harris. Captured live at Seattle's Penthouse jazz club from 1964-1968, featuring longtime Three Sounds bassist Andy Simpkins and drummers Bill Dowdy, Kalil Madi and Carl Burnett, this set contains soulful originals and jazz standards such as Blue Genes and "The Shadow of Your Smile," which was never released on any other Three Sounds album. The deluxe CD package features a 20-page book of rare photos and memorabilia - including.

Pianist Gene Harris was a durable jazz force from the beginning of his career as leader of the soul-jazz trio, The Three Sounds in the mid-1950s until his death in 2000. He described himself as "a blues pianist with chops" and that is as good a description as can be had. He had a piano style full of Count Basie and seasoned with Art Tatum (never too much of the latter to make his playing sound superfluous of showy}}. Resonance Records founder, George Klabin's direct connection to the music and Harris goes back to his childhood, making this a labor of love. sounds from ancient miles of magnetic medium, providing us a hip view into the canonical book of 1960's soul jazz via Harris and the Three Sounds. It was through a relationship between Klabin and Seattle mainstay Jim Wilke that Klabin became aware of a series of private recordings Wilke made while hosting his Seattle radio show Jazz from the Penthouse for KING-FM during the 1960s.

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Groovin' Hard: Live At T. .has been added to your Basket. Includes FREE MP3 version of this album. Captured live at Seattle's Penthouse Jazz Club from 1964-1968, featuring bassist Andrew Simpkins and drummers Bill Dowdy, Kalil Madi and Carl Burnett, this set contains soulful originals like "Blue Genes" and standards like "The Shadow Of Your Smile," which was never released on any other Three Sounds' albums. Many jazz labels had a similar group featuring piano work by Red Garland, Errol Garner, Ahmad Jamal, and others. But on these live tracks Harris' swinging, bluesy piano (reminiscent at times of Teddy Wilson, Basie, and Oscar Peterson) is solidly anchored by a tight rhythm section that elevate the chosen tunes melodies. Check out "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" for a great example of Harris' skill on the ivories.

RECORDED 0. Title Groovin& Hard - Live at The Penthouse 1964-68. Author Three Sounds, The. Supplier Resonance. Reference NUN 149945. GENE HARRIS, piano ANDY SIMPKINS, bass BILL DOWDY, drums (on tracks A3, A5, B3 & B4) KALIL MADI, drums (on tracks A2, B2, & B5) CARL BURNETT, drums (on tracks A1, A4, & B1). Recorded at the Penthouse in Seattle, WA, 1964-1968. TRACKS: 01. Girl Talk 02. The Night Has A Thousansd Eyes 03. Blue Genes 04. The Shadow of Your Smile 05. Rat Down Front 06.

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