Mean Greens is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Contents
1Reception
2Track listing
3Personnel
4References
Reception[edit]
The Allmusic review states "Eddie Harris' trademark chops and versatility are well showcased on this respectable follow up to Harris' excellent Atlantic debut, The In Sound. Mean Greens doesn't have a signature piece, like The In Sound's "Freedom Jazz Dance," but the program of mostly Harris originals is a satisfying set based around two groups".[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
Allmusic
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Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated
"Mean Greens" - 7:27
"It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) - 5:08
"Without You" - 3:03
"Yeah Yeah Yeah" - 5:12
"Listen Here" - 3:37
"Blues in the Basement" - 8:07
"Goin' Home" - 6:44
Recorded in New York City on March 8, 1966 (track 1), March 9, 1966 (tracks 2-4) and June 7, 1966 (tracks 5-7)
Personnel[edit]
Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, electric piano
Ray Codrington - trumpet, percussion
Cedar Walton - piano (tracks 1-4)
Sonny Phillips - organ (tracks 5-7)
Ron Carter (tracks 1-4), Melvin Jackson (tracks 5-7) - bass
Billy Higgins (tracks 1-4), Bucky Taylor (tracks 5-7) - drums
Ray Barretto - congas, bongos (tracks 5-7)
References[edit]
^Atlantic Records discography accessed May 8, 2012
^Eddie Harris discography, accessed June 22, 2017
^ abTodd, J. Allmusic Review accessed May 8, 2012
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Eddie Harris
Studio albums
Exodus to Jazz (1961)
Mighty Like a Rose (1961)
Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961)
A Study in Jazz (1962)
Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies (1962)
Bossa Nova (1963)
For Bird and Bags (1964)
Cool Sax, Warm Heart (1964)
Here Comes the Judge (1964)
Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1965)
The In Sound (1965)
Mean Greens (1966)
The Tender Storm (1967)
The Electrifying Eddie Harris (1968)
Plug Me In (1968)
Silver Cycles (1968)
Free Speech (1969)
Come On Down! (1970)
Second Movement (1971)
Instant Death (1971)
Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (1972)
Excursions (1973)
E.H. in the U.K. (1974)
Is It In (1974)
I Need Some Money (1974)
Bad Luck Is All I Have (1975)
That Is Why You're Overweight (1975)
The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t 1976 (1975)
How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
Live albums
High Voltage (1969)
Swiss Movement (1969)
Live at Newport (1970)
Soundtrack albums
Pourquoi L'Amérique (1968)
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Cedar Walton
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader
Cedar! (1967)
Spectrum (1968)
The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969)
Soul Cycle (1969)
Breakthrough! (1972)
A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973)
A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973)
Firm Roots (1974)
Pit Inn (1974)
Mobius (1975)
Eastern Rebellion (1976)
The Pentagon (1975)
Beyond Mobius (1976)
Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977)
First Set (1977)
Second Set (1977)
Third Set (1977)
Animation (1978)
Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979)
Soundscapes (1980)
The Maestro (1981)
Piano Solos (1981)
Heart & Soul (1982)
Among Friends (1982)
The All American Trio (1983)
Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983)
Cedar's Blues (1985)
The Trio 1 (1985)
The Trio 2 (1985)
The Trio 3 (1985)
Cedar Walton (1985)
Bluesville Time (1985)
Blues for Myself (1986)
Cedar Walton Plays (1986)
Duo (1990)
Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992)
Manhattan Afternoon (1992)
Composer (1996)
Roots (1997)
The Promise Land (2001)
Latin Tinge (2002)
Underground Memoirs (2005)
Midnight Waltz (2005)
One Flight Down (2006)
Seasoned Wood (2008)
Voices Deep Within (2009)
The Bouncer (2011)
As sideman with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Three Blind Mice (1961)
Mosaic (1961)
Buhaina's Delight (1961)
Caravan (1962)
Ugetsu (1963)
Free for All (1964)
Kyoto (1964)
Indestructible (1964)
Golden Boy (1964)
Buhaina (1973)
Anthenagin (1973)
With Art Farmer (or where stated), Benny Golson & The Jazztet
Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61)
The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61)
Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961)
The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961)
The Time and the Place (1967)
The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967)
Homecoming (1971)
Yesterday's Thoughts (1975)
To Duke with Love (1975)
The Summer Knows (1976)
Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976)
Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)
With Eddie Harris
Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964)
The In Sound (1965)
Mean Greens (1966)
The Tender Storm (1966)
Excursions (1966)
How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
With Billy Higgins
Soweto (1979)
The Soldier (1979)
Once More (1980)
Bridgework (1980–86)
Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)
With Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
Born Free (1966)
Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
Goodbye (1972–73)
Olinga (1974)
With Etta James
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994)
Time After Time (1995)
12 Songs of Christmas (1998)
Blue Gardenia (2000–1)
With Clifford Jordan
Spellbound (1960)
Starting Time (1961)
Bearcat (1962)
These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965)
Glass Bead Games (1973)
Half Note (1974)
Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975)
On Stage Vol. 1 (1975)
On Stage Vol. 2 (1975)
On Stage Vol. 3 (1975)
Firm Roots (1975)
The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)
With Blue Mitchell
The Cup Bearers (1962)
Boss Horn (1966)
Stratosonic Nuances (1975)
Summer Soft (1977)
With Houston Person
Chocomotive (1967)
Trust in Me (1967)
Blue Odyssey (1968)
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
The Big Horn (1976)
Very Personal (1980)
Naturally (2012)
With others
God Bless Jug and Sonny (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
Something for Lester (Ray Brown, 1977)
Slow Drag (Donald Byrd, 1967)
The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971–73)
Somethin's Cookin' (Junior Cook, 1981)
Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman, 1971–72)
Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971)
Giant Steps (John Coltrane, 1959)
Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss, 1967)
The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968)
This Is the Moment! (Kenny Dorham, 1958)
Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959)
It's All Right! (Teddy Edwards, 1967)
Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
Bush Dance (Johnny Griffin, 1978)
Roots (Slide Hampton, 1985)
The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961)
Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard, 1961)
Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962)
The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963)
Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991)
Highway One (Bobby Hutcherson, 1978)
Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982)
Really Livin' (J.J. Johnson, 1959)
J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
Save Your Love for Me (Etta Jones, 1986)
Advance! (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
Seven Minds (Sam Jones, 1974)
Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77)
First Class Kloss! (Eric Kloss, 1967)
Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln, 1959)
Strings! (Pat Martino, 1967)
From This Moment On! (Charles McPherson, 1968)
Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968)
Caramba! (Lee Morgan, 1968)
The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968)
The Mode (Sonny Red, 1961)
Sonny Red (1971)
Setting Standards (Woody Shaw, 1983)
For Losers (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
Now Is the Time (Idrees Sulieman, 1976)
Goodbye Yesterday (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
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