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Elegant Soul The Life And Music Of Gene Harris
open our order pageJanie Harris with Bob Evancho
Caxton Press, 2005
Paperback. 278pp. colour & b&w illustrations
£17.99

Gene Harris (1933-2000) was born to play the piano, performing with a joy and power that made him "one of the world's most exciting blues-based pianists," according to the London Times.

CONTENTS:-
Prologue
1. Benton Harbor
2. The Three Sounds
3. New York
4. California
5. Boise
Idanha Hotel, Boise, Idaho, January 1984 - by Bill Cope
6. Return to Glory
Straight Gene, No Chaser - by John Streiff
7. The Superbands
Arounf the World in 80 Days With Gene Harris - by Janie Harris
8. The Gene Harris Quartet
Swinging, But Not Really, With Gene - by Ted Dyer
9. Gene's Jazz Festival
10. Final Fareweels
11. January 2000
Memories of Gene Harris, 1933-2000 - by Paul Kreibich
Epilogue
Gene Harris Discography

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