1977 studio album by Gene Harris
Tone Tantrum is an album by American jazz pianist Gene Harris , recorded in 1977 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] [2]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [3]
The AllMusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Gene Harris never veered closer to mainstream jazz-funk than Tone Tantrum – a slick, propulsive record... Still, while the sound is radio-friendly, the quality and complexity of the performances serve as a potent reminder that Tone Tantrum is first and foremost a jazz record, and a solid (if unconventional) one at that, purists be damned.[3]
Track listing
"As" (Stevie Wonder ) – 7:38
"If You Can't Find Love Let Love Find You" (Jerry Peters) – 6:14
"A Minor" (Peters) – 7:23
"Stranger in Paradise " (Alexander Borodin , Robert Wright , George Forrest ) – 5:15
"Peace of Mind" (Al McKay ) – 4:33
"Cristo Redentor Part 1" (Duke Pearson ) – 4:55
"Cristo Redentor Part 2" (Pearson) – 4:52
Recorded at Total Experience Studios in Los Angeles, California in March–May, 1977.
Personnel
Gene Harris – piano, electric piano , synthesizer
Jerry Peters – electric piano, synthesizer, vocals, arranger
Al McKay , John Rowin – electric guitar
Anthony Jackson , Robert Popwell , Chuck Rainey , Verdine White – electric bass
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler , Harvey Mason , Alvin Taylor – drums
Jerry Steinholz – percussion
Ralph Beecham – vocals
Kenneth Yerke, Blanche Belnick, Harry Bluestone , Bonnie Douglas, Assa Drori, Ron Folsom, Winterton Garvey, William Henderson, Janice Gower, Mary Ann Kinggold, Rollice Dale, Denyse Buffum, Paul Pavlonick, Dennis Karmazyn, Selene Hurford, Richard Feves – strings
Dorothy Ashby – harp
Donald Byrd , Ray Jackson, George Thatcher, Maurice Spears, Donald Cook, Earl Dumler, David Crawford – horns
Venetta Fields , D.J. Rogers , Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, Oren Waters, Deneice Williams , AnnEsther Davis, Gary Gairet – backing vocals
References
^ Blue Note Records discography, accessed January 10, 2011.
^ Elegant Soul: The Life and Music of Gene Harris . Caxton Press. 2005. p. 92.
^ a b Ankeny, J. AllMusic Review, accessed January 10, 2011.
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