Playin' with Myself

Playin' with Myself
Playin' with Myself
Studio album by Eddie Harris
Released	1979
Recorded	March 1980
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:28
Label	RCA; AFL1-3402
Producer	Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris chronology

Playin' with Myself is a solo album by saxophonist/pianist Eddie Harris, recorded in 1979 and released on the RCA label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
DownBeat	^[4]

The Bay State Banner noted that "gone are the feeble attempts at humor and funk, and instead Harris attacks his tenor sax with some vigor and emotion."^[5]

Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic wrote: "On his second and last RCA LP, Harris strips everything down to just tenor sax and acoustic grand piano -- with himself overdubbing on both -- in an austere, uncompromising series of sessions in several studios. A bold move, particularly for RCA (which probably didn't give a damn anymore), one that few players would dare attempt and fewer could pull off. For Harris, this is only a partial success; some tracks are wandering and anarchic, others are quite musical and one in particular, the title track, actually swings quite well without a rhythm section".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris

"Playin' with Myself" – 4:40
"Freedom Jazz Dance" – 3:53
"Vextious Progressions" – 4:35
"There Is No Time" – 4:46
"Trane's In" – 6:55
"Plain Old Rhythm" – 5:45
"What" – 10:20
"Intransit" – 7:53
"I Heard That" – 1:41

Personnel

Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone, piano

References

^ Eddie Harris Discography. Retrieved June 22, 2017
^ Parker, Evelyn (24 July 1980). "Eddie Harris, Les McCann Reunited!". Oakland Post. No. 580. p. 4.
^ ^a ^b Ginell, Richard S.. Eddie Harris: Playin' with Myself – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ Hadley, Frank-John (March 1980). "Eddie Harris: Playin' with Myself". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 3. pp. 44, 46.
^ Lane, George (19 July 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 41. p. 19.

[1] Eddie Harris Discography. Retrieved June 22, 2017

[2] Parker, Evelyn (24 July 1980). "Eddie Harris, Les McCann Reunited!". Oakland Post. No. 580. p. 4.

[Allmusic-3] Ginell, Richard S.. Eddie Harris: Playin' with Myself – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

[4] Hadley, Frank-John (March 1980). "Eddie Harris: Playin' with Myself". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 3. pp. 44, 46.

[5] Lane, George (19 July 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 41. p. 19.

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v t e Eddie Harris
Studio albums	Exodus to Jazz (1961) Mighty Like a Rose (1961) Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961) A Study in Jazz (1962) Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies (1962) Bossa Nova (1963) For Bird and Bags (1964) Cool Sax, Warm Heart (1964) Here Comes the Judge (1964) Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1965) The In Sound (1965) Mean Greens (1966) The Tender Storm (1967) The Electrifying Eddie Harris (1968) Plug Me In (1968) Silver Cycles (1968) Free Speech (1969) Come On Down! (1970) Second Movement (1971) Instant Death (1971) Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (1972) Excursions (1973) E.H. in the U.K. (1974) Is It In (1974) I Need Some Money (1974) Bad Luck Is All I Have (1975) That Is Why You're Overweight (1975) The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t 1976 (1975) How Can You Live Like That? (1976) I'm Tired of Driving (1978) Playin' with Myself (1979) Sounds Incredible (1980) Steps Up (1981) The Real Electrifying Eddie Harris (1982)
Live albums	High Voltage (1969) Swiss Movement (1969) Live at Newpoart (1970)
Soundtrack albums	Pourquoi L'Amérique (1968) Soul to Soul (1971)