The Gene Harris Quartet
50 top tracks
The Gene Harris Quartet
50 top tracks
Albums
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The Gene Harris Quartet
Funky Gene's
The Gene Harris Quartet
Black And Blue
The Gene Harris Quartet
Brotherhood
The Gene Harris Quartet
Like A Lover
The Gene Harris Quartet
It's The Real Soul
The Gene Harris Quartet
A Little Piece of Heaven
The Gene Harris Quartet
'Funky Gene's'
The Gene Harris Quartet
Instant Party
The Gene Harris Quartet
Live In London
The Gene Harris Quartet
Ballad Essentials: Gene Harris
The Gene Harris Quartet
A Concord Jazz Christmas
The Gene Harris Quartet
Biography
Per Amazon's Editorial: One of the most accessible of all jazz pianists, Gene Harris' soulful style (influenced by Oscar Peterson and containing the blues-iness of a Junior Mance) was immediately likable and predictably excellent. After playing in an Army band (1951-1954), he formed a trio with bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy which was, by 1956, known as the Three Sounds. The group was quite popular, and recorded regularly during 1956-1970 for Blue Note and Verve. <a href="https://...Read more on Last.fm
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Per Amazon's Editorial: One of the most accessible of all jazz pianists, Gene Harris' soulful style (influenced by Oscar Peterson and containing the blues-iness of a Junior Mance) was immediately likable and predictably excellent. After playing in an Army band (1951-1954), he formed a trio with bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy which was, by 1956, known as the Three Sounds. The group was quite popular, and recorded regularly during 1956-1970 for Blue Note and Verve. Actually, according to Gene Harris, his style of playing was most heavily influenced by Erroll Garner. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/The+Gene+Harris+Quartet">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
