Excursions (album)

Excursions
Studio album by Eddie Harris
Released 1973
Recorded March 8 & 9, 1966, March 20, 1967 and January 8, 1973
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 83:36
Label Atlantic
SD 2-311
Producer Arif Mardin, Marvin Lagunoff, Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris chronology
Eddie Harris Sings the Blues
(1972)		 Excursions
(1973)		 E.H. in the U.K.
(1974)

Excursions is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris released on the Atlantic label, mainly recorded in 1973 but featuring some tracks recorded in 1966 and 1967.[1][2] The album features two tracks recorded at the sessions for Mean Greens (Atlantic, 1966).[3] Also included are four tracks recorded at the sessions for The Electrifying Eddie Harris (Atlantic, 1967).[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

The Allmusic review states: "Eddie Harris is heard in top form on the diverse program, some of which is funky and some of which is purely straightahead."[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

Disc One:

  1. "Drunk Man" - 3:19
  2. "Renovated Rhythm" - 4:53
  3. "Inapplicable Concord" - 4:09
  4. "Listen Here Goes Funky" - 8:21
  5. "Turbulence" (Harris, Muhal Richard Abrams, Billy James, Ronald Muldrow, Rufus Reid) - 16:35
  6. "Of Age" (Harris, Jodie Christian) - 3:05
  • Recorded in New York City on March 20, 1967 (track 6) and January 8, 1973 (track 1-5)

Disc Two:

  1. "Fragmentary Apparitions" - 10:46
  2. "Hey Wado" - 5:53
  3. "Aleph the Fool" - 4:31
  4. "Recess" - 5:40
  5. "I'm Lonely" (Marvin Lagunott) - 4:02
  6. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 10:35
  • Recorded in New York City on March 8, 1966 (track 4), March 9, 1966 (track 2), March 20, 1967 (tracks 3, 5 & 6) and January 8, 1973 (track 1)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Atlantic Records 1973 sessionography; accessed May 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ Eddie Harris Discography, accessed June 22, 2017
  3. ↑ Atlantic Records 1966 sessionography; accessed May 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ Atlantic Records 1967 sessionography accessed May 14, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Yanow, Scott, Allmusic Review; accessed May 14, 2012.
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