For the Moment (Barry Harris album)

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For the Moment
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Live album by
Released1985
RecordedMarch 2, 1984
VenueJazz Cultural Theatre, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length77:01CD release with additional tracks
Label Uptown
UP 27.20
Producer Mark Feldman M.D, Robert E. Sunenblick M.D.
Barry Harris chronology
The Bird of Red and Gold
(1982)
For the Moment
(1985)
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Twelve
(1990)

For the Moment is a live album by pianist Barry Harris which was recorded in New York in 1984 and released on the Uptown label the following year. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow called it "A delightful and enthusiastic set" and stated "Throughout his career, pianist Barry Harris has kept the spirit of bebop and the music of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk alive in his joyous and creative playing". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Barry Harris except where noted.

  1. "I Love Lucy" (Eliot Daniel, Harold Adamson) – 5:56
  2. "My Heart Stood Still" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:59
  3. "Bean and the Boys" (Coleman Hawkins) – 4:43 Additional track on CD reissue
  4. "To Monk with Love" – 5:50
  5. "For the Moment" – 2:55
  6. "Chico the Man" – 7:09
  7. "Monk Medley: Reflections/Light Blue/Well, You Needn't/Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:31
  8. "Shaw Nuff" (Charlie Parker) – 7:35 Additional track on CD reissue
  9. "7-9-3-4-0" – 5:02 Additional track on CD reissue
  10. "Save Some for Later" – 6:15
  11. "Looking Glass" – 6:21
  12. "To Monk With Love" – 5:03 Additional track on CD reissue
  13. "One More Blues" – 6:09 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. Barry Harris Catalog accessed May 5, 2018
  2. Barry Harris Discography, accessed May 5, 2018
  3. Uptown Records album entry accessed May 5, 2018
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Barry Harris – For the Moment: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 654. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.