Alley Cats

Gene Harris | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 12, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 12, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B00001ZSTA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,771 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listen up and Listen Here, December 13, 2000

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"slihp" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alley Cats (Audio CD)

This is my second purchase of this CD. One for the house and one for the auto. This is a live performance with 2 vocal numbers by Gene's daughter, Nikki. Very powerful singing from her, also emotional when you consider this was their last gig together (Gene passed away this February of kidney failure.)

Get this CD for the live jammin take of Listen Here. It grooves and makes folks ask who that is playing there. Gene, as always, is the man. It hurt to learn he was gone but he left us fabulous memories of his last performance at Jazz Alley.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We love this CD!, January 2, 2000

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Jean G (Colorado Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alley Cats (Audio CD)

We love this CD, and it is quickly becoming one of our favorites. It is upbeat, and fast-moving, without taking over our whole house the way some music does. It is very popular on the jazz program that we listen to also.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "he's the funkiest cat - Gene Harris!", November 9, 2000

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alley Cats (Audio CD)

The music might be old, but still has power and ability to move you, that's what Gene Harris and his cats - "Alley Cats" deliver. Harris personal stamp issues directly from '40s glories of boogie-woogie from greats Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Earl "Fatha" Hines and of course the great Fats Waller. Gene demonstrates in genuine abundance, he is no imitation, but an original as this album declares.

Jazz lovers, if you like soulful, bluesy, swingin', hard-bopping, funky - which best describes the two-fisted jazz piano stylings of Harris, with real-groovin', rock-solid quartet which was captured live at Seattle's Jazz Alley...listen while they tear it up on this jam session of funky, soul-jazz and hard bop tunes.

All these hip-cats dig deep in gospel, blues, breezy latin and right-from-the-gut swing, leaving a broad jazz trail of music that moves you to no end...so you can't help but feel the groove!

Total Time: 68:06 on 10 Tracks...Concord Jazz 4859...(1999)