Artist: Mike Garrick

Date of Release: 01/01/1960

Catalogue no: JAZA 6

Label: JAZA

Price: £13

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Track Listing

The big difference between Joe Harriott and most “free” players was that he could really and truly play. Coltrane is in a similar category: stupendous creativity in ‘standard’ material before breaking the ‘form’ barrier. A unique amalgam of West Indian atmosphere, circus music, impressionism and jazz.

‘JOE HARRIOTT GENIUS’ (All unissued 1960’s material)
JOE HARRIOTT QUINTET with Les Condon trumpet, Pat Smythe piano, Coleridge Goode bass, Phil Seamen drums.


1. Moanin’ (Bobby Timmons) 6:39
2. Round about midnight (Thelonius Monk) 6:32
3. Joe explains freeform : Coda (Joe Harriott) 8:20
4. Tempo (Joe Harriott) 9:55

JOE HARRIOTT alto sax with William Haig-Joyce piano, Coleridge Goode bass (added to tracks
6 to 9).

5. Confirmation (Charlie Parker) 7:36
6. Love for sale (Cole Porter) 6:47
7. The song is you (Jerome Kern) 3:41
8. How deep is the ocean? (Irving Berlin) 7:31
9. Body and soul (Green, Eyton, Heyman) 0:55

MICHAEL GARRICK SEPTET with Joe Harriott alto sax, Ian Carr trumpet, Tony Coe tenor sax,
Don Rendell tenor sax, Dave Green bass, Trevor Tomkins drums.
10. Shiva 6:21

MICHAEL GARRICK QUINTET with Joe Harriott alto sax, Shake Keane trumpet,
Johnny Taylor bass, Alan (Buzz) Green drums.
11. Calypso sketches (Joe Harriott) 8:34

Reviews

01/01/2000 Peter Vacher, Jazzwise.

“The ballads are wonderful”

01/01/2000 Ray Comiskey, Irish Times.

“A searingly gifted, volatile saxophonist”

01/01/2000 Derek Ansell, Jazz Journal.

“Garrick’s groups are exceptional”, “Magnificently flambuoyant, swinging drumming from Phil Seamen”