Exodus to Jazz

Exodus to Jazz
Studio album by Eddie Harris
Released	1961
Recorded	1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:43
Label	Vee-Jay VJLP 3016
Producer	Sid McCoy
Eddie Harris chronology
Exodus to Jazz (1961) Mighty Like a Rose (1961)

Exodus to Jazz is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1961 and released on the Vee-Jay label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Exodus to Jazz is full of concise, easy-swinging grooves that maintain the appealing quality of the strikingly reimagined title track (particularly Harris' four originals). Far removed from his later, funkier days, Harris plays a cool-toned tenor who owes his biggest debt to Stan Getz's bop recordings, though there are touches of soul-jazz as well... Exodus to Jazz paved the way for numerous other crossover successes during the '60s (many in the soul-jazz realm), and while that may not be a credibility-boosting trend to start, the music still speaks for itself".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

1. "Exodus" (Ernest Gold) - 6:38
2. "Alicia" - 3:39
3. "Gone Home" - 2:53
4. "A.T.C." - 5:31
5. "A.M. Blues" (Willie Pickens) - 2:45
6. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:21
7. "Velocity" - 5:08
8. "W.P." (Pickens) - 4:31

Personnel

• Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, primary artist, trumpet, vocals
• Willie Pickens - piano, composer
• Joe Diorio - guitar
• William Yancy - bass
• Harold Jones - drums
• Lorenz Hart - composer
• Richard Rodgers - composer
• Ernest Gold - composer
• Barbara Gardner - liner notes

References

1. Callahan, M. & Edwards, D. Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978) accessed May 7, 2012
2. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed May 7, 2012