Internationally Renowned Jazz Pianist 

 

Barry Harris is an Internationally renowned Jazz pianist, composer and teacher. Dr. Harris is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Northwestern University. He has received the Living Jazz Legacy award from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Association, and an American Jazz Masters Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, Dr. Harris received the Manhattan Borough President Award for Excellence. This award was given for recognition of his devoted public service and in honor of excellence in the field of music. He received the 1999 Mentor award for his work with youngsters at the Manhattan Country School in NYC.

 

Dr. Harris has devoted his life to the advancement of Jazz and in the 1980s founded the Jazz Cultural Theatre. For the past several decades Dr. Harris has been an exponent of the classic Jazz style that was developed by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Coleman Hawkins.

 

Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo

 

Musicians

Barry Harris piano

George Mraz bass

Leroy Williams drums

 

Side A:

Bags' Groove

The Last Time I Saw Paris

I Want To Be Happy

Remember

Side B:

'Round Midnight

Dancing In The Dark

Once In A While

Recorded at The Studio In New York on June 2, 2000.