Eddie Harris, Mean Greens (1966)

Eddie Harris, Mean Greens (1966)

Friday's lunch record is by Jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris. This Atlantic records album was released in 1966. It contains seven songs six of which are Eddie Harris compositions. The personnel is Eddie Haris (tenor saxophone, electric piano), Cedar Watson (piano), Sonny Phillips (organ), Ray Codington (trumpet), Ron Carter (bass), Billy Higgins or Bucky Taylor (drums), Ray Barretto (congos, bongos).  The songs are "Mean Greens", "It Was A Very Good Year", "Without You", "Yeah Yeah Yeah", "Listen Here", "Blues In The Basement", "Gon' Home". The YouTube sample song is "Mean Greens" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibgqq9N1Ds . . bucko