Live at the 'It Club'

Live at the 'It Club'
Live album by
Released1996
RecordedMarch 6, 1970
VenueThe 'It Club', Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length58:15
LabelBlue Note
B1-35338
ProducerMonk Higgins
The Three Sounds chronology
Soul Symphony
(1963)
Live at the 'It Club'
(1996)
Live at the 'It Club' Volume 2
(1996)

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.[1][2]

Reception

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AllMusic[3]

Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted, "Live At the "It Club" shows the Three Sounds pulling out funky, gritty rhythms out of their basic bluesy hard-bop sound. The group's funky influences are most noticeable in the rhythm section of drummer Carl Burnette and bassist Henry Franklin, who had been playing with Harris for only a short time when this set was recorded. The rhythm section pushes Harris, making the music loose and swinging -- the groove matters more than anything on the album. Occasionally, the energy of the Three Sounds lags, but Live at the "It Club" is an enjoyable piece of grooving soul-jazz".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Gene Harris except where noted

  1. "Funky Pullett" (Monk Higgins) − 7:40
  2. "I'm Still Sad" − 8:45
  3. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) − 7:20 Additional track on CD release
  4. "Baby Man" (Higgins) − 5:20
  5. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) − 8:00
  6. "Sittin' Duck" (Higgins) − 7:30
  7. "Tammy's Breeze" − 5:40 Additional track on CD release
  8. "John Brown's Body" (Traditional) − 8:00 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ The Three Sounds Catalog, accessed January 25, 2018
  2. ^ Encyclopedia del Jazz: Gene Harris discography accessed January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Live at the It Club – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2018.