A Study in Jazz

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A Study in Jazz
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Studio album by
Eddie Harris
Released1962
Recorded1961-62
Genre Jazz
Length34:09
Label Vee-Jay
VJLP 3028
Producer Sid McCoy
Eddie Harris chronology
Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
(1961)		A Study in Jazz
(1962)		 Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies
(1962)

A Study in Jazz is the fourth album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris, and the first to feature his compositions predominantly, recorded in 1962 and released on the Vee-Jay label. [1] [2]

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Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

  1. "No One" - 3:45
  2. "Dancing Bull" - 4:15
  3. "Cuttin' Out" - 3:52
  4. "Down" - 4:55
  5. "Fantastic Waltz" - 4:41
  6. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 4:28
  7. "Olifant Gesang" - 8:13

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Callahan, M. & Edwards, D. Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978) accessed May 7, 2012
  2. ↑ Eddie Harris discography, accessed June 22, 2017
  3. ↑ Down Beat: April 11, 1963, vol. 30, no. 9
  4. ↑ Allmusic Review accessed May 7, 2012
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