Playin' with Myself

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Playin' with Myself
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Studio album by
Eddie Harris
Released1979
RecordedMarch 1980
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length50:28
LabelRCA
AFL1-3402
ProducerEddie Harris
Eddie Harris chronology
I'm Tired of Driving
(1978) 		Playin' with Myself
(1979) 		Sounds Incredible
(1980)

Playin' with Myself is a solo album by saxophonist/pianist Eddie Harris recorded in 1979 and released on the RCA label.[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[3]

Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic said "On his second and last RCA LP, Harris strips everything down to just tenor sax and acoustic grand piano -- with himself overdubbing on both -- in an austere, uncompromising series of sessions in several studios. A bold move, particularly for RCA (which probably didn't give a damn anymore), one that few players would dare attempt and fewer could pull off. For Harris, this is only a partial success; some tracks are wandering and anarchic, others are quite musical and one in particular, the title track, actually swings quite well without a rhythm section".[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Eddie Harris

  1. "Playin' with Myself" – 4:40
  2. "Freedom Jazz Dance" – 3:53
  3. "Vextious Progressions" – 4:35
  4. "There Is No Time" – 4:46
  5. "Trane's In" – 6:55
  6. "Plain Old Rhythm" – 5:45
  7. "What" – 10:20
  8. "Intransit" – 7:53
  9. "I Heard That" – 1:41

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Discogs album entry. Retrieved June 19, 2017
  2. ^ Eddie Harris Discography. Retrieved June 22, 2017
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Ginell, Richard S.. Eddie Harris: Playin' with Myself – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
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