SWINGIN' UP IN HARLEM

$16.63
Label
SAVANT
Release Date
March 10, 2023
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      HARRIS, LAFAYETTE JR.
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 10, 2023
    • UPC
      633842220321
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SAVT2203.2
    • LABEL
      SAVANT
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Swingin' Up in Harlem

      Composer: Lafayette Harris Jr.

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash

    2. Living for the City

      Composer: Stevie Wonder

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash

    3. Teach Me Tonight

      Composer: Gene De Paul

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash

    4. The Nearness of You

      Composer: Hoagy Carmichael

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash

    5. Stardust

      Composer: Hoagy Carmichael

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash

    6. St. Thomas

      Composer: Sonny Rollins

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash

    7. The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow

      Composer: Harold Arlen

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash

    8. It's All in the Game

      Composer: Charles Dawes

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash

    9. Solitude

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash

    10. Nat's Blues

      Composer: Lafayette Harris Jr.

      Performer: Lafayette Harris Jr., Peter Washington, Lewis Nash


In the grand tradition of jazz piano trio records, Lafayette Harris returns to the Van Gelder studios for this release covering a wide spectrum of tunes by composers ranging from Hoagy Carmichael to Stevie Wonder. Harris' sympathies have always been all-inclusive, developed during his stints with Max Roach, Ernestine Anderson and others. His playing keeps one foot rooted in the rich history of jazz piano and the other is knee-deep in contemporary and modern jazz resulting in an album of memorable renditions with subtle colors and elegant nuances. You need a first-rate rhythm section for a trio recording and bassist Kenny Washington and drummer Lewis Nash bring the insight that only their decades of experience can give. The album also boasts the participation of saxophonist Houston Person, this time in the producer's chair. If tasteful, effortless piano playing is to your liking, then you will certainly find great pleasure in the joy, humor and exuberance of Lafayette Harris Jr.