Eddie Harris - The Tender Storm '1967

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In a sense, this LP was really the calm before the storm, the album where Eddie
Harris unveiled some new wrinkles in his act that would explode on the very next
album Electrifying, while hewing tightly to a standard acoustic quartet format.
Here he starts to use the Varitone amplified saxophone, albeit very discreetly,
as he sticks mostly to the doubled octave effects for a suave tone that allows
for some slippery swinging. While Harris soon-to-be-distinctive funk mode is in
full bloom on the opening track, When a Man Loves a Woman, his lovely ballad
form from the VeeJay days remains intact on Berkeley Square. The support couldnt
be more professional — Cedar Walton (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Billy
Higgins or Bobby Thomas (drums) — nor the selections more conventional
(contemporary and past standards, plus Harris title track), which ought to make
this a candidate for reissue in our conservative jazz climate. ~ Richard S.
Ginell

Tracklist:
 01. Eddie Harris - When a Man Loves a Woman (06:18)
 02. Eddie Harris - My Funny Valentine (06:03)
 03. Eddie Harris - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (05:29)
 04. Eddie Harris - On a Clear Day (07:11)
 05. Eddie Harris - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (04:28)
 06. Eddie Harris - If Ever I Would Leave You (07:56)

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