Exodus to Jazz

Eddie Harris | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B000058T9T
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,414 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Exodus

2. Alicia

3. Gone Home

4. A.T.C.

5. A.M. Blues

6. Little Girl Blue

7. Velocity

8. W.P.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At Last!, March 28, 2004

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R. Howard Courtney (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exodus to Jazz (Audio CD)

It doesn't seem possible but I used to listen to this album when I was a college student. His rendition of the theme song "Exodus" had come out after the release of the movie by the same name, and was a big hit. I am in my mid 60s today and recently purchased it again. I had no idea it was released in CD format. It is as fresh sounding now as it was "way back then" and the music on the entire album is top notch.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His smash debut as a tenor master!, August 1, 2002

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J. Levinson (Media, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exodus to Jazz (Audio CD)

Eddie's soulful version of Exodus was apparently so popular in 1961 that inspired critical backlash. He can't be blamed for trying to make a buck, but this real jazz, by any standard. He's less funky here than he got later in his career, playing more in cool-toned bop mode. Joe Diorio, on guitar, and Willie Pickens, on piano, also get some nice solos in. Nice mix of ballads and faster swinging jams. There's only about 34 minutes of music, but it's great music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alicia, July 29, 2006

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Phydeaux (Sumter, South Carolina United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Exodus to Jazz (Audio CD)

This is a (too) brief sample of one of my best loved songs. It was composed and played by Eddie Harris, an alto sax jazz player, from the album Exodus in Jazz. I bumped into him at the Southerland Lounge on the South side of Chicago. He told me that it was written as a tribute to his mother. It is a very haunting melody.