Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron

Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron
Studio album by Barry Harris
Released	1975
Recorded	June 4, 1975 RCA Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:53
Label	Xanadu 113
Producer	Don Schlitten
Barry Harris chronology
Vicissitudes (1972) Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron (1975) Live in Tokyo (1976)

Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron is an album by pianist Barry Harris featuring compositions associated with Tadd Dameron. It was recorded in 1975 and released on the Xanadu label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "The perfect player to interpret Tadd Dameron's music (of which he had full understanding), Harris performs eight of the influential composer's songs on this 1975 album".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Tadd Dameron except as indicated

1. "Hot House" - 4:29
2. "Soultrane" - 5:38
3. "The Chase" - 4:58
4. "Lady Bird" - 5:03
5. "Casbah" - 8:27
6. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 5:28
7. "The Tadd Walk" - 3:35
8. "Our Delight" - 4:15

Personnel

• Barry Harris - piano
• Gene Taylor - bass
• Leroy Williams - drums

References

1. Xanadu Records discography accessed April 29, 2014
2. Fitzgerald, M. Barry Harris discography, accessed April 29, 2014
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed April 29, 2014
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 96. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.