Eddie Harris Fake Book
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The great Eddie Harris Fake Book containing the following tunes:
SILVER PLATED
SALLIE’S THEME
IT’S ALL WE DO
DREAMS CAN BE FOR REAL
YES
IT’S TIME TO DO YOUR THING
I HEARD THAT
FLOWERS
WHY DID YOU SAY GOODBY TO ME?
WHY DO YOU HURT ME?
NEW DEAL
THREE QUARTER MILES
THE WAY I FEEL
ESSENCE OF MATTER
THE BIRD OF STONE
MONK’S MOMENT
WATCHING THE YEARS GO BY
VEXATIOUS PROGRESSIONS
LIKE JOHN
STEPS UP
DIZZY SPELLS
SINGING MY CARES AWAY
YOU ARE THE ONE
NOTHING ELSE TO DO
AMBIDEXTROUS
PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOU
WHY MUST WE PART?
DEACCELERATION
I’D LOVE TO TAKE YOU HOME
NO ONE WOULD BELIEVE
SARAH
THESE LONELY NIGHTS
THERE IS NO TIME
YOU STOLE MY HEART
COME DANCE WITH ME
THERE WAS A TIME
IT’S JUST FUN AND GAMES
LA CARNIVAL
BRIGHT CHILD
CARNIVAL
IT’S A LUCKY DAY
IT’S ABOUT TIME
PATHWAYS
ENCIRCLEMENT
BEYOND THE STRIP
ICE CREAM TRUCK
YOU KNOW IT’S WRONG
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Biography: From Classical Prodigy to Jazz Maverick
Harris’s musical journey began not with jazz, but with the piano and clarinet. He studied music at the prestigious DuSable High School under the legendary Captain Walter Dyett, who also taught Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, and many other jazz greats. After high school, he continued his formal studies at Roosevelt University, where he majored in piano and composition.
His path took a turn when he was drafted into the US Army in the mid-1950s. It was during this time he switched his primary focus to the tenor saxophone. Upon his discharge, he returned to Chicago and began working as a side man. His big break came in 1961 with the release of “Exodus to Jazz,” an album whose rearrangement of Ernest Gold’s film theme, “Exodus,” became a surprise million-selling hit. This made Harris the first jazz artist ever to receive a Gold Record.
Rather than cementing him in the “soul jazz” niche, this success gave Harris the financial freedom to experiment, which he did for the rest of his career. He passed away on November 5, 1996, leaving behind a vast and varied discography that continues to inspire and puzzle listeners.