Mean Greens
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mean Greens |
| type | Album |
| artist | Eddie Harris |
| cover | Mean Greens.jpg |
| released | 1966 |
| recorded | March 8 & 9 and June 7, 1966 |
| New York City | |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 39:18 |
| label | Atlantic |
| SD 1453 | |
| producer | Nesuhi Ertegun |
| chronology | Eddie Harris |
| prev_title | The In Sound |
| prev_year | 1965 |
| next_title | The Tender Storm |
| next_year | 1967 |
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| name = Mean Greens | type = Album | artist = Eddie Harris | cover = Mean Greens.jpg | alt = | released = 1966 | recorded = March 8 & 9 and June 7, 1966 New York City | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 39:18 | label = Atlantic SD 1453 | producer = Nesuhi Ertegun | chronology = Eddie Harris | prev_title = The In Sound | prev_year = 1965 | next_title = The Tender Storm | next_year = 1967
Mean Greens is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.
Reception
The Allmusic review states "Eddie Harris' trademark chops and versatility are well showcased on this respectable follow up to Harris' excellent Atlantic debut, The In Sound. Mean Greens doesn't have a signature piece, like ''The In Sound'''s "Freedom Jazz Dance," but the program of mostly Harris originals is a satisfying set based around two groups". | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score =
Track listing
All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated
- "Mean Greens" - 7:27
- "It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) - 5:08
- "Without You" - 3:03
- "Yeah Yeah Yeah" - 5:12
- "Listen Here" - 3:37
- "Blues in the Basement" - 8:07
- "Goin' Home" - 6:44
- Recorded in New York City on March 8, 1966 (track 1), March 9, 1966 (tracks 2–4) and June 7, 1966 (tracks 5–7)
Personnel
- Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, electric piano
- Ray Codrington - trumpet, percussion (tracks 1, 4–6)
- Cedar Walton - piano (tracks 1–4)
- Sonny Phillips - organ (tracks 5–7)
- Ron Carter (tracks 1–4), Melvin Jackson (tracks 5–7) - bass
- Billy Higgins (tracks 1–4), Bucky Taylor (tracks 5–7) - drums
- Ray Barretto - congas, bongos (tracks 5–7)
References
References
- [https://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1453 Atlantic Records discography] accessed May 8, 2012
- [http://www.eddieharris.com/#discography Eddie Harris discography], accessed June 22, 2017
- Todd, J. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/mean-greens-r140303/review Allmusic Review] accessed May 8, 2012
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