| Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1961 Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Vee-Jay VJLP 3027 | |||
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Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is the third album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1961, featuring a jazz interpretation of Henry Mancini's score for Breakfast at Tiffany's , and released on the Vee-Jay label. [1] [2]
The Allmusic review states "although Harris comes up with plenty of fresh ideas, he also never leaves the melody far behind". [3]
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All compositions by Henry Mancini except as indicated
Eddie Harris was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-known compositions are "Freedom Jazz Dance", popularized by Miles Davis in 1966, and "Listen Here."
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