Eddie Harris, For Bird And Bags (1965)

Eddie Harris, For Bird And Bags (1965)

Tuesday's lunch record is by tenor sax man Eddie Harris. This 1965 jazz album was recorded for Vee Jay records but released on the Exodus record label. The personnel are Eddie Harris (tenor sax, piano), Willie  Pickens, Charles Stepney (piano), Joe Diorio, Roland Falkner (guitar), Melvin Jackson (bass), Marshall Thompson (drums). Songs include; "Salute To Bird", "I'm As Happy As I Want To Be", "The River Nile", "Salute To Bags", "Only The Only", "Check Nate". The YouTube Sample Song Is "Samba De Orfeu" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxIy_DRkKjM . . bucko