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Excursions
Studio album by Eddie Harris
Released1973
RecordedMarch 8 & 9, 1966, March 20, 1967 and January 8, 1973
New York City
GenreJazz
Length83:36
LabelAtlantic
SD 2-311
ProducerArif Mardin, Marvin Lagunoff, Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris chronology
Eddie Harris Sings the Blues
(1972) 		Excursions
(1973) 		E.H. in the U.K.
(1974)

Excursions is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris released on the Atlantic label, mainly recorded in 1973 but featuring some tracks recorded in 1966 and 1967. The album includes two tracks recorded at the sessions for Mean Greens (Atlantic, 1966) and four tracks recorded at the sessions for The Electrifying Eddie Harris (Atlantic, 1967).

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Allmusic

The Allmusic review says, "Eddie Harris is heard in top form on the diverse program, some of which is funky and some of which is purely straightahead."

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

Disc One:

  1. "Drunk Man" - 3:19
  2. "Renovated Rhythm" - 4:53
  3. "Inapplicable Concord" - 4:09
  4. "Listen Here Goes Funky" - 8:21
  5. "Turbulence" (Harris, Muhal Richard Abrams, Billy James, Ronald Muldrow, Rufus Reid) - 16:35
  6. "Of Age" (Harris, Jodie Christian) - 3:05
  • Recorded in New York City on March 20, 1967 (track 6) and January 8, 1973 (track 1–5)

Disc Two:

  1. "Fragmentary Apparitions" - 10:46
  2. "Hey Wado" - 5:53
  3. "Aleph the Fool" - 4:31
  4. "Recess" - 5:40
  5. "I'm Lonely" (Marvin Lagunott) - 4:02
  6. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 10:35
  • Recorded in New York City on March 8, 1966 (track 4), March 9, 1966 (track 2), March 20, 1967 (tracks 3, 5 & 6) and January 8, 1973 (track 1)

Personnel

References

  1. "Atlantic Records 1973 sessionography". Retrieved May 14, 2012.
    - "Eddie Harris Discography". Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. "Atlantic Records 1966 sessionography". Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  3. "Atlantic Records 1967 sessionography". Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Allmusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
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