Gene Harris The 3 Sounds

 Blue Note records  1971 – BST 84378

 notes:

The 3 Sounds is an album by American pianist Gene Harris
recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.
 Although it is titled after Harris' group The Three Sounds, t
he album is a transitional effort. Carl Burnett, the drummer
from The Three Sounds, is present. Making his first appearance
with Harris is bassist Luther Hughes, who would become t
he regular bassist of the Gene Harris Quartet in the 1990s.

credits:
    Arranged By [Arranger], Organ – Monk Higgins
    Written-By – A. Brown (tracks : A1 to A4, B1, B2, B4),
    J. Lennon / P. McCartney (tyrack : B3),
    M. Higgins (tracks : A1 to A4, B1, B2, B4)
    Gene Harris - piano
    Monk Higgins - organ, arranger
    Fred Robinson, Albert Vescovo - guitar
    Luther Hughes - electric bass
    Carl Burnett - drums
    Bobbye Porter Hall - conga
    Paul Humphrey - percussion
    Unidentified vocals

recorded at:
United Artists Studios, Hollywood, CA,
July 26, 1971,July 27, 1971,August 3, 1971
ENGINEER; Christina Hersch
Producer – George Butler

tracklist:

A1        I'm Leaving    5:30
A2        Your Love Is Just Too Much    2:44
A3        Did You Think    3:28
A4        Put On Train    5:50
B1        You Got To Play The Game    5:40
B2        What's The Answer    3:32
B3        Eleanor Rigby
Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*
6:52
B4        Hey Girl    3:12

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Gene Harris And The Three Sounds ‎– Live At The 'It Club'

 

Blue Note records  1970 ‎– CDP 7243

notes:

Live at the 'It Club' is a live album by Gene Harris and The Three Sounds
 which was recorded in California in 1970 but not released
on the Blue Note label until 1996.


Gene Harris (piano)
Henry Franklin (bass, electric bass)
Carl Burnett (drums)

recorded at:

"The It Club", Los Angeles, CA, March 6, 1970
 Producer – Monk Higgins
Recorded By – Dino Lappas     

1 Funky Pullett
 Written-By – Monk Higgins
2 I'm Still Sad
Written-By – Gene Harris
3 On Green Dolphin Street
Written-By – Bronislav Kaper*
4 Baby Man
Written-By – Monk Higgins
5 Love For Sale
Written-By – Cole Porter
6 Sittin' Duck
Written-By – Monk Higgins
7 Tammy's Breeze
Written-By – Gene Harris
8 John Brown's Body
Arranged By – Gene HarrisWritten-By – Traditional

 

 

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Gene Harris and his Three Sounds ‎– Elegant Soul

 

Blue Note records 1968 ‎– BST 84301

notes:

Elegant Soul is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds
featuring performances with an orchestra arranged by
Monk Higgins recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.

credits:

     Gene Harris - piano, organ
    Andrew Simpkins - bass
    Carl Burnett, Paul Humphrey - drums
    Monk Higgins - arranger, conductor
    Jim Horn - flute
    Bob Jung - reeds
    Dave Burk, Jesse Erlich, Henry Felber, Ron Fulsom, Louis Kievman,
   William Kurash, Leonard Malarsky, Ralph Schaeffer, Albert Steinberg,
   Tibor Zelig - violin
    Phil Goldberg, Leonard Selic - viola
    Jerry Kessler - cello
    Alan Estes - vibes
    Al Vescovo - guitar
    Dee Ervin, Miles Grayson - percussion



Recorded at RPM Studios, Los Angeles, California
on September 19 (tracks 3, 4 & 8)
and September 20 (tracks 1, 2, 5-7 & 9), 1968
Engineer: Frank Clark - RPM Studios



tracklist:

A1        Elegant Soul
Written-By – V. Pea*
3:20
A2        Do It Right Now
Written-By – V. Pea*
6:18
A3        Sittin' Duck
Written-By – M. Higgins*
9:15
B1        (Sock It To Me) Harper Valley P.T.A.
Written-By – T. Hall*
2:45
B2        Sugar Hill
Written-By – D. Ervin*, M. Grayson*
2:45
B3        African Sweets
Written-By – D. Ervin
4:35
B4        Black Gold
Written-By – P. Grayson*
3:56
B5        Book Of Slim
Written-By – M. Higgins*
3:46
B6        Walls Of Respect
Written-By – G. Harris*, M. Higgins*

 

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THE THREE SOUNDS SOME LIKE IT MODERN

MERCURY RECORDS 1963                              MG 20839  

credits:

    Bass  Andrew Simpkens

Drums  Bill Dowdy

Piano  Gene Harris

Directed By – Quincy Jones 



recorded in NYC, July 17 & 18, 1963 

A1 Caesar And Cleopatra 2:48

A2 After Hours 2:45

A3 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 2:58

A4 Mr. Lucky 2:47

A5 I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You 3:10

A6 Rat Down Front 3:10

B1 Lazy River 2:12

B2 Sentimental Journey 3:29

B3 There's Something Nice About The Rain 2:35

B4 Let's Dance 2:32

B5 Elbows And Armpits 5:13

 

        

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THE THREE SOUNDS SOUL SYMPHONY

 

     BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1969                  BST 84341    

credits:

Gene Harris - piano
    Henry Franklin - bass
    Carl Burnett - drums
    Monk Higgins - arranger, conductor
    David Duke, Art Maebe - french horn
    Buddy Collette - flute, alto flute
    Fred Robinson - guitar
    Alan Estes - percussion
    Unidentified string section led by Jim Getzof
    (track 1) and Sid Sharp (tracks 2-6)
    Alex Brown, Mamie Galore, Clydie King - backing vocals

reorded at:

Liberty Studios, West Hollywood, CA, August 26, 1969

track list:

A1 Soul Symphony     26:05    

B1 Repeat After Me     6:45    

B2 Upper Four Hundred     4:03    

B3 Popsicle Pimp     2:55    

B4 Black Sugar

 

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THE THREE SOUNDS LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE

 

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1967                    BST 84265

credits:

Bass – Andrew Simpkins

Drums – Donald Bailey

Organ – Gene Harris

Piano – Gene Harris



recorded at:

"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, June 9 & 10, 1967

tracks listings

A1 Still I'm Sad    2:36   

A2 Crying Time    2:27   

A3 June Night (Just Give Me A June Night, The Moonlight And You)   

A4 I Thought About You    5:50   

B1 I Held My Head In Shame    2:48   

B2 Summertime    4:50   

B3 Makin' Bread Again    3:38   

B4 Here's That Rainy Day    3:20   

B5 Blues March

not live at "Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, June 10, 1967

Crying Time

I Held My Head In Shame

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THE THREE SOUNDS PLAY JAZZ ON BROADWAY

 

MERCURY RECORDS 1962                               SR 60776 

    

credits:

       

Bill Dowdy  Drums

    Gene Harris Piano, Performer

    Andy Simpkins  Bass

      quincy jones  musical director

recorded in december 14 and 15 1962 in studio

 A of conway recorders , hollywood ca

engineer Bones Howe

tracks list:

A1     The Sweetest Sound        
A2     Gonna Buld A Mountain        
A3     If Ever I Would Leave You        
A4     You Don't Tell Me        
A5     I Believe In You        
B1     What Kind Of Fool        
B2     Someone Nice Like You        
B3     I'll Do Anything        
B4     Clim Ev'ry Mountain        
B5     Who Will Buy?        
B6     As Long As He Needs Me

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THE THREE SOUNDS FEELIN' GOOD

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1960                         BST 84072

credits:

Gene Harris - piano, celeste
Andrew Simpkins - bass
Bill Dowdy - drums

Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
June 28, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

tracks list:

A1     When I Fall In Love    
A2     Parker's Pad    
A3     Blues After Dark    
A4     I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good    
B1     Straight No Chaser    
B2     I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart    
B3     It Could Happen To You    
B4     Two Bass Hit

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THE THREE SOUNDS & The Oliver Nelson Orchestra COLD WATER FLAT

 

BLUE NOTE RECORDS  1968                       BST 84285 

        

credits:

  Arranged By – Oliver Nelson

    Artwork By [Art Direction] – Woody Woodward

    Bass – Andrew Simpkins

    Design – Gabor Halmos

    Drums – Donald Bailey

    Liner Notes – Herb Wong

    Photography – Ken Kim

    Piano – Gene Harris

    Producer – Jack Tracy

sessions recording:

Bobby Bryant, Buddy Childers, Freddy Hill, Melvin Moore (tp)

 Lou Blackburn, Billy Byers, Pete Myers (tb) Ernie Tack (btb)

 Anthony Ortega, Frank Strozier (as) Plas Johnson (ts) Bill Green (bars)

Gene Harris (p) Andrew Simpkins (b) Donald Bailey (d) Ken Watson (per)

 Roger Hutchinson (unknown inst.) Oliver Nelson (arr)



Liberty Studios, West Hollywood, CA, April 10, 1968



    The Look Of Love (From "Casino Royal")

    Georgia (On My Mind)

    The Grass Is Greener

    I Remember Bird

Jay Migliori (ts) Lou Singer (timp) replaces Johnson, Hutchinson



Liberty Studios, West Hollywood, CA, April 11, 1968



    My Romance

    Lonely Bottles

    Do Do Do (What Now Is Next)

    Coldwater Flat

    Last Train To Clarksville

Conte Candoli (tp) Milt Bernhart (tb) Plas Johnson, Tom Scott (ts)

 Roger Hutchinson (unknown inst.) replaces Bryant, Myers, Migliori



Liberty Studios, West Hollywood, CA, April 12, 1968

track list:

A1 Lonely Bottles

    Written-By –Quincy Jones    

A2 The Look Of Love

    Written-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David        

A3 Georgia

    Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Garrell*        

A4 Grass Is Greener

    Written-By – Howlett Smith, Spence Maxwell        

A5 Coldwater Flat

    Written-By – Phil Moore         

B1 Last Train To Clarksville

    Written-By – Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce        

B2 My Romance

    Written-By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers       

B3 I Remember Bird

    Written-By – Leonard Feather        

B4 Do Do Do (What Now Is Next)

    Written-By – Gail Fisher Levy*, Nat Adderley        

B5 Star Trek

    Written-By – Gene Harris

  

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THE THREE SOUNDS VIBRATIONS

 

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1966                       BLP 4248

 credits:

Bass – Andrew Simpkins

Drums – Kalil Madi

Piano, Organ – Gene Harris

recorded at:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,

NJ, October 25, 1966

Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

tracks listing:

A1 The Frown 3:30
A2 Fever 2:35
A3 Let's Go Get Stoned 3:10
A4 Something You Got 2:35
A5 Yeh Yeh 3:55
A6 It Was A Very Good Year 2:45
B1 The Lamp Is Low 5:05
B2 Yours Is My Heart Alone 4:00
B3 Django 5:30
B4 Charade 4:05

 

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THE THREE SOUNDS OUT OF THIS WORLD

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1962                       BLP 4197 

credits :

         Bass – Andrew Simpkins

  Drums – Bill Dowdy

    Piano – Gene Harris

  Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, 

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

on February 4 (tracks 1, 3 & 7), 

March 7 (tracks 4 & 8-10),

and March 8 (tracks 2, 5 & 6), 1962

    track list:

A1     Girl Of My Dreams 3:00    
A2     Out Of The Past 6:30    
A3     Just In Time     6:15    
A4     I'll Be Around 3:40    
B1     My Silent Love 7:00    
B2     Sanctified Sue 3:35    
B3     Out Of This World 6:30    
B4     You Make My Feel Some Young

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LOU DONALDSON WITH THE THREE SOUNDS LD+3

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1959                         BLP 4012

credits:

Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson

Bass – Andrew Simpkins

Drums – Bill Dowdy

Piano – Gene Harris

Producer – Alfred Lion

Design [Cover] – Reid Miles

Liner Notes – Jack Maher

Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff

Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, 

Hackensack, New Jersey

 February 18, 1959.

tracks list:

A1 Three Little Words

A2 Smooth Groove

A3 Just Friends

A4 Blue Moon

B1 Jump Up

     B2 Don't Take Your Love From Me

B3 Confirmation

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