Instant Death (album)
| Instant Death | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | December 7, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Brunswick Recording Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:24 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1611 | |||
| Producer | Eddie Harris, Marvin Lagunoff | |||
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Instant Death is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
The Allmusic review called the album "one of Eddie Harris's stronger Atlantic albums of the 1970s".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated
- "Instant Death" - 5:46
- "Little Wes" (Ronald Muldrow) - 7:30
- "Zambezi Dance" (Harris, Muldrow, Muhal Richard Abrams, Master Henry Gibson, Billy James) - 4:09
- "Summer's on Its Way" - 7:46
- "Nightcap" - 5:08
- "Superfluous" - 3:18
- "Tampion" - 2:47
Personnel
[edit]- Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone, reed trumpet, cowbell, shaker, horn vocals
- Muhal Richard Abrams - electric piano, African whistle
- Ronald Muldrow - electric guitar
- Rufus Reid - bass, electric bass
- Billy James - drums
- Master Henry Gibson - congas, African talking drum
References
[edit]- ^ Atlantic Records discography accessed May 11, 2012
- ^ Eddie Harris Discography, accessed June 22, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 11, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 655. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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