The 3 Sounds (album)

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The 3 Sounds
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Studio album by
Gene Harris
Released1971
RecordedJuly 26–27 and August 3, 1971
Genre Jazz
Length36:48
Label Blue Note
Producer George Butler
Gene Harris chronology
Live at the 'It Club'
(1970)		The 3 Sounds
(1971)		 Gene Harris of the Three Sounds
(1972)

The 3 Sounds is an album by American pianist Gene Harris recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label. [1] Although it is titled after Harris' group The Three Sounds, the album is a transitional effort. Carl Burnett, the drummer from The Three Sounds, is present. Making his first appearance with Harris is bassist Luther Hughes, who would become the regular bassist of the Gene Harris Quartet in the 1990s.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Monk Higgins except as indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Leaving" 5:30
2."Your Love Is Just Too Much" 2:44
3."Did You Think" 3:28
4."Put on Train" 5:50
5."You Got to Play the Game" 5:40
6."What's the Answer" 3:32
7."Eleanor Rigby" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 6:52
8."Hey Girl" 3:12
  • Recorded at United Artists Studios, West Hollywood, California on July 26 (tracks 1-3, 6 & 8), July 27 (tracks 4 & 5) and August 3 (track 7), 1971.

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Blue Note Records discography, accessed December 14, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review, accessed December 14, 2010.
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