Alley Cats

Alley Cats Artist: Gene Harris
Label: Concord Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 013431485926
EAN: 0013431485926
ASIN: B00001ZSTA


Release Date: 1999-10-12

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Listmania:

  1. Jazz for my ear

Tracks:

  1. Put It Where You Want It
  2. Magic Lady
  3. Blues March
  4. Bird's Idea
  5. Walkin' With Zach
  6. Jive Samba
  7. You've Changed
  8. Guess Who
  9. Listen Here
  10. Please Send Me Someone To Love

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Listen up and Listen Here.......2000-12-14

This is my second purchase of this CD. One for the house and one for the auto. This is a live performance with 2 vocal numbers by Gene's daughter, Nikki. Very powerful singing from her, also emotional when you consider this was their last gig together (Gene passed away this February of kidney failure.)

Get this CD for the live jammin take of Listen Here. It grooves and makes folks ask who that is playing there. Gene, as always, is the man. It hurt to learn he was gone but he left us fabulous memories of his last performance at Jazz Alley.

5 out of 5 stars "he's the funkiest cat - Gene Harris!".......2000-11-10

The music might be old, but still has power and ability to move you, that's what Gene Harris and his cats - "Alley Cats" deliver. Harris personal stamp issues directly from '40s glories of boogie-woogie from greats Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Earl "Fatha" Hines and of course the great Fats Waller. Gene demonstrates in genuine abundance, he is no imitation, but an original as this album declares.

Jazz lovers, if you like soulful, bluesy, swingin', hard-bopping, funky - which best describes the two-fisted jazz piano stylings of Harris, with real-groovin', rock-solid quartet which was captured live at Seattle's Jazz Alley...listen while they tear it up on this jam session of funky, soul-jazz and hard bop tunes.

All these hip-cats dig deep in gospel, blues, breezy latin and right-from-the-gut swing, leaving a broad jazz trail of music that moves you to no end...so you can't help but feel the groove!

Total Time: 68:06 on 10 Tracks...Concord Jazz 4859...(1999)

4 out of 5 stars Gene Harris delivers again.......2000-07-09

Alley Cats is typical and funky Gene Harris. The upbeat piano master works the ivories as no one else can. His daughter Nikki delivers some nice vocal work, although I'd prefer to just listen to Gene play the piano. If you like Gene Harris, you should like Alley Cats.

4 out of 5 stars Gene delivers again!.......2000-07-08

Gene Harris has delivered again! Good Job!

5 out of 5 stars We love this CD!.......2000-01-03

We love this CD, and it is quickly becoming one of our favorites. It is upbeat, and fast-moving, without taking over our whole house the way some music does. It is very popular on the jazz program that we listen to also.

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